n
(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
v
(transitive) To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
n
Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
v
(transitive, business, finance) To contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for.
n
(countable) A replacement.
n
(obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
v
To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
v
(transitive, archaic) to verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account
v
(transitive) To exchange for something of equal value.
n
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
v
To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.
n
One who or that which distributes.
v
(transitive, intransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
adj
(manufacturing) Fit to substitute for some element in a complex system without changes to the existing infrastructure.
v
(transitive, law) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order
v
(transitive) To provide informational feedback to.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To substitute for somebody or something.
n
A temporary replacement for another, especially at a job.
v
To be replaced by something.
v
(transitive) To give a part or to share.
n
Alternative form of inrollment [(law) The recording of a statute or act by placing it on a roll.]
adv
In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
n
The act of intersubstituting.
n
Alternative form of makeshift. [A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.]
n
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
v
(obsolete) To seal; to ratify.
v
(transitive) To set in some sort of order.
n
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.
adj
Serving as a placeholder.
n
The allocation of funds to a specific project regardless of any other consideration.
v
To serve as a proxy for.
n
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To replace.
v
(now rare) Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose.
n
Someone who fills in for another.
n
(chiefly Britain) Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
v
(transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent for
n
A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
n
Synonym of white replacement theory.
adj
(linguistics) Denoting replacement.
v
(informal or even humorous) Replace the following string with the one that appears after it.
n
One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
n
(US, slang, sports) substitute
adj
substitute or replacement
v
(idiomatic) To substitute; to take somebody's place.
v
(transitive) To work in place of (someone).
n
A substitute; a replacement.
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
v
(intransitive) To act as a replacement or substitute.
v
(Britain, informal, soccer) To replace (a player) with a substitute.
v
(especially sports) To replace something or take someone's place,
v
Abbreviation of substitute. [(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.]
v
(law, transitive) To replace one person or thing with another.
n
(law) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.
n
(logic, linguistics) A substitute; something that substitutes for another.
n
(linguistics) Something to be substituted or replaced.
n
Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement.
adv
Such that it may be substituted, or used as a replacement or alternative.
v
(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
n
One who or that which is substituted.
n
Alternative form of substitutor [One who, or that which, substitutes.]
n
The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
n
One who, or that which, substitutes.
n
A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To replace (someone) with someone else; to bring into another's position; especially, to take (a second wife) quickly after the death of a first, or while she is still alive.
v
(transitive) To take the place of.
n
The act of superseding; replacement of an older thing by a newer.
adv
So as to supersede or take over from something else.
n
The act of superseding; the fact of having been superseded.
n
(sports) A substitute player who significantly contributes to a team's success.
v
(transitive, archaic) To replace; to supplant.
v
(transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
n
One who supplements something.
v
(transitive) To supplement, especially in terms of grammatical suppletion.
n
Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.
v
(transitive) To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor.
n
The act or result of surrogating; replacement, substitution.
n
(Scottish law) A thing put in the place of another; a substitute.
v
(transitive, accounting, finance, informal) To validate or check for accuracy; verify the balance of numbers or figures; audit
v
(transitive) to move or put something in an opposite or different place; to transpose
v
(transitive) To supersede.
v
To study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required.
n
(US, medicine, management) A review of the use of medical resources at a medical facility for purposes of cost control.
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