Replacement - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- someone who takes the place of another person (syn: alternate, surrogate)
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another (syn: permutation, substitution, switch, transposition)
- filling again by supplying what has been used up (syn: renewal, replenishment)
- a person who follows next in order (syn: successor)
Extra examples
We need a replacement for our old vacuum cleaner.
Where can we get replacement parts for the tractor?
Our old car is badly in need of replacement.
It was difficult to find a replacement for Ted.
It was very hard to find a replacement for her.
I told him that I wouldn't pay unless he sent me a replacement. Am I being unreasonable?
...will serve as acting president of the university until a permanent replacement can be found...
...I was told my old printer is obsolete and I can't get replacement parts....
...the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen...
He raged at us for forgetting to order a replacement.
They had great difficulty in finding a replacement.
We're looking for a replacement for Sue, but she's going to be a hard act to follow.
Next year Mr Jenks will retire and Mr Broadbent will be nominated as his replacement.
I spent the next three hours in a fruitless search for a replacement.
Finding a replacement is going to be a tall order.
Word forms
singular: replacement
plural: replacements
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