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replacement

replacement

104 2.3
The act of putting a new thing in place of an old one
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/
translation icon : sustitución
  • In addition to filter replacements, maintenance needs to be performed on any auxiliary systems.
  • filter replacement
  • equipment replacement
  • income replacement

This is just going to be a natural process of replacement and displacement.

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Examples

  • - Yeah, but I had major hip replacement surgery this year.

  • But I had to do a total knee replacement at 4:00.

  • This part was suggested as a maintenance replacement in January of 2011.

  • Remember to keep making at least the minimum payment on the replacement loan.

  • We'll have to resume once we get some replacement parts ordered.

  • My insurance won't cover a replacement.

  • We have a dozen smaller saws, but no replacement for the big one.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The largest maintenance item of a filtration system is the replacement of the filters.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The technician performed a quick replacement of the broken part during the repair.

  • After the storm, we had to arrange a replacement for the damaged fence.

Synonyms

switch
vsreplacement
153 3.2

A change from one thing or person to another

can also mean restoring or filling something again, not only quick swaps
substitution
vsreplacement
38 3.5

To replace one thing or person with another

also covers filling something again, not only swapping items
resupply
vsreplacement
10 3.9

A delivery of more food, water, or equipment when things run low

also covers giving a new item or person instead of returning goods
replenishment
vsreplacement
4 4.9

Filling something again by giving more of what was used

also includes giving a new item or person instead of restoring stock
permutation
vsreplacement
1 7.6

The act of replacing one thing with another

is broader, also meaning to put supplies back by filling
transposition
vsreplacement
1 7.3

Changing the order or position of things, for example swapping letters

is a broader act that can include filling used items, not only reordering
refilling
vsreplacement
1 1.6

Putting more of something into something that is almost empty, like a printer or water cooler

also covers putting a new item into someone else's place or role
replacing
vsreplacement
2.5

The act of using someone or something instead of another

also covers restoring or filling something again, not only giving a swap
transplacement
vsreplacement
9.3

Putting a new thing in the place of another, like a statue

is more general, also covering refilling or supplying used items again
supplantation
vsreplacement
  • Formal
9.6

An action that replaces a person or thing, often by force

is the general act without implying force or strategy

Antonyms

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

Idioms

Doing real physical practice is the best way to learn a skill

Compounds

7 4.3

A medical treatment that gives chemicals made by the body to women after menopause to reduce symptoms and bone loss

replacement cost
  • Specialized
2 4.0

How much you pay now to buy a new item that does the same job as the old one

1 4.8

A treatment that gives hormones like estrogen to women after menopause to reduce hot flashes and bone loss

4.4

Two compounds swap ions to make two new compounds

3.7

A medical treatment that gives body chemicals to transgender people to cause body changes matching their gender identity

How Thorough

renewal
73 3.5
restoration
98 3.4
replacement
104 2.3
fix
76 1.0

Surface Forms

replacement singular
replacements plural

Morphology

replacement = replace (transparent) = replace + ment

A regular nominalization indicating the action or process associated with the verb 'replace'.

Etymology

Replacement comes from the parts re- 'again' and place 'to put', so it can be remembered as 'putting something back' or putting a new thing in the same place. That's why replacement also means the action or process of putting a new thing in place or refilling something.