replacement

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #6181

Meanings

1

noun
A person or thing that takes the place of another.

They are looking for a replacement for the retiring manager.
2

noun
The act of putting a new person or thing in place of another.

The replacement of the old pipes took two weeks.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person or thing that... substitute alternate

2 noun · the act of putting a new... replacing

Word family

Forms replacements

Derived forms neuroreplacementnonreplacementoverreplacementsubreplacementunderreplacement

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Phrases (1)

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replacement cost
the current amount needed to replace an asset with one of similar usefulness

Noun + noun

Etymology

From replace + -ment.

Topics

People & Society

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