substitutability

American  

[suhb-stuh-too-tuh-bil-uh-tee] / ˌsʌb stəˌtu təˈbɪl ə ti /

noun

1. the ability to substitute someone or something for another; the degree to which someone or something can be effectively replaced.

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Other Word Forms

• intersubstitutability noun
• non-substitutability noun

Example Sentences

“For enterprises with strong competitiveness and low substitutability, it can be said that the impact isn’t big,” Gao said, while acknowledging that small companies might see fewer orders and production stoppages.

From Washington Post

"For enterprises with strong competitiveness and low substitutability, it can be said that the impact isn't big," Gao said, while acknowledging that small companies might see fewer orders and some production stoppages.

From Los Angeles Times

All of these trends – the decline of full-time and single-worksite jobs, the rise of the creative and technical economy, the expanding substitutability of foreign workers and automation – come together in the "gig economy."

From US News

In carrying out these instructions, the ITC considers a multitude of factors, including industry profits, utilization of production capacity, capital investments, price elasticities, product substitutability, and so on.

From Forbes

The substitutability of carp could address a chief criticism of commercializing carp.

From Scientific American