Substitute

Substitute may refer to:

In economics:

  • Substitute good: two goods are substitutes in demand if, when the market price of the first good rises, the price of the second good also rises, and vice-versa.
  • Ersatz, an artificial replacement differing in kind from and inferior in quality to what it replaces.

In sports:

  • Substitute player
    • Substitute (association football)
    • Substitute (cricket)

In film and television:

  • The Substitute, a 1996 action-crime-thriller film starring Tom Berenger
    • The Substitute (soundtrack)
  • Substitute (film), a film by Vikash Dhorasoo
  • The Substitute (1993 film), a telefilm by Martin Donovan
  • The Substitute (2007 film)
  • "Substitute" (Beavis and Butt-head episode)
  • "The Substitute" (Lost), an episode of Lost
  • "The Substitute" (Recess episode)
  • "The Substitute", a Season 1 episode of Saved by the Bell
  • "The Substitute", a Glee (season 2) episode

In music:

  • "Substitute" (Clout song)
  • "Substitute" (Izabella Scorupco song)
  • "Substitute" (Righteous Brothers song)
  • "Substitute" (The Who song)

In other uses:

  • Substitute (character), a control character used in the place of another character
  • Substitute teacher, a temporary replacement that takes over in a teacher's absence
  • Substitute flag, part of the International maritime signal flags set

Famous quotes containing the word substitute:

    “Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.”
    —Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

    “Although pretend play is important, it is still the means to an end, not the end itself. Do not make the mistake of thinking a contrived, pretend drama can substitute for real interpersonal comfort in dealing with important emotional issues.”
    —Stanley I. Greenspan (20th century)

    “So doth the greater glory dim the less:
    A substitute shines brightly as a king
    Until a king be by.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)