replacement
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/rɪˈpleɪsmənt/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈpleɪsmənt/
noun
C1
The act of putting something new in place of something old.
The replacement of the old roof with a new one made the house safer.
C1
A new thing that takes the place of an old one.
After the accident, he needed a replacement for his broken phone.
C1
A person who does a job when the usual person cannot.
When the teacher was sick, the school found a replacement to teach the class.
translation
The act of putting something new in place of something old.; A new thing that takes the place of an old one.; A person who does a job when the usual person cannot.
Word Forms
Plural
replacements