Swap vs Substitute - What's the difference?
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An exchange of two comparable things.
(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A blow; a stroke.
(computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
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(label) To strike, hit.
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(label) To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.
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*(Geoffrey Chaucer) (c.1343-1400)
*:All suddenly she swapt adown to ground.
(label) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
To use in place of something else, with the same function.
In the phrase "substitute X for Y", to use X in place of Y. With increasing frequency used in the semantically opposite sense (see
In the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", to use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y
(sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
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To serve as a replacement (for someone or something)
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A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
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(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
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(historical) One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
As nouns the difference between swap and substitute
is that swap is an exchange of two comparable things while substitute is a replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.As verbs the difference between swap and substitute
is that swap is to exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else) while substitute is to use in place of something else, with the same function.swap
English
(wikipedia swap)Alternative forms
* swopNoun
(en noun)- (Sir Walter Scott)
- How much swap do you need?
Derived terms
* credit default swap * swap meet * total return swap * swapsiesSynonyms
* barter * trade * quid pro quoVerb
(swapp)Derived terms
* swap in, swap outSynonyms
* (exchange) exchange, trade, switchAnagrams
* * * * ----substitute
English
Verb
(substitut)- I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
the OED's notes).
- I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
- I had to substitute old parts with the new ones. (This usage was formerly proscribed.)
- He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
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- Accumulation of wealth by this route may substitute for personal saving.
Usage notes
The verb "to substitute" can be used transitively in two opposite ways. "To substitute X" may mean either "use X in place of something else" (as in definitions 1 and 2), or "use something else in place of X" (as in definitions 3 and 4). The latter use is more recent, but it is widespread and now generally accepted (seethe COED's note on the matter). However, if the indirect object (the "something else") is omitted, the preposition is also omitted, and the reader or hearer cannot tell which sense is meant: * "Substitute butter for olive oil" = Use butter instead of olive oil * "Substitute olive oil for butter" = Use olive oil instead of butter * "Substitute butter" = ??? * "Substitute olive oil" = ???
Noun
(en noun)- Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol.
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