English-Finnish translations for ersatz

• korvike
  Meillä on valuutan korvike, jonka tunnistamaton luonne lisää epävakautta. We have an ersatz currency whose volatility is enhanced by its non-identifiable character.
  Näin ollen alueellisuus ei ole monenvälisyyden korvike, vaan se täydentää WTO:n edustamaa perustavanlaatuista valintaa. Seen in this light, regionalism is not a kind of ersatz multilateralism, but complements a fundamental choice, which is that of the World Trade Organisation.

Definition of ersatz

• made in imitation; artificial, especially of a poor quality
• something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute

Examples

• Back then, we could only get ersatz coffee

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