alternative
Example Sentences
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While the bolívar remains the official currency, the dollar serves as an alternative and benchmark, with both an official exchange rate and a “parallel,” free-market value.
From Los Angeles Times
The company also has pushed further into self-directed investing, offering users access to alternative investments, initial public offerings, and private companies like SpaceX.
From Barron's
I imagined an alternative life in which I grew up with the same opportunities as public-school kids and how much better off I might have been as a result.
Guests were invited to observe his designs through a viewing station known as a "kaiserpanorama", allowing them to peek through into an alternative universe.
From BBC
These tech executives, none of them public-company CEOs, risk less blowback from private investors and customers, who have few alternatives to their products.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
