re
place
ment
Plural
replacements
1
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
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2
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
3
a person who takes the place of someone else when the original person is unavailable or has left
- The company is interviewing candidates to find a replacement for the retiring CEO.
- The injured athlete was substituted by a replacement during the game.
- Her assistant quit, so she is looking for a suitable replacement.
- Until they hire a replacement, I'll be covering her responsibilities.
- The teacher left on maternity leave, and the school appointed a temporary replacement.
4
an thing that takes the place of another when it is broken, lost, or no longer available
- The broken chair was swapped out for a new replacement.
- My phone charger stopped working, so I had to buy a replacement.
- The store sent a replacement for the broken vase.
- This phone case is a replacement for the one I lost.
- A replacement for the damaged phone arrived yesterday.
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5
a person who follows next in order
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6
filling again by supplying what has been used up
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