replacement
noun /rɪˈpleɪs.mənt/Definition
C1 [U] the process of replacing something with something else: the replacement of existing computer equipment replacement windowsReplacing and exchanging B2 [C] someone who does a job instead of someone else, or something that you use instead of something else: The agency sent a replacement for the secretary who resigned.Replacing and exchanging
(Definition of replacement noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- represent verb (ACT FOR)
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap noun
- swap verb
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Replacing and exchanging
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