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replacement

Meaning in simple English

US /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/

replacement means: A person or thing used instead of another that is missing, broken, or no longer available.

noun

PERSON OR THINGB1

A person or thing used instead of another that is missing, broken, or no longer available.

  • We need a replacement for this battery.
  • Her replacement starts work on Monday.
  • The shop sent two replacements for the damaged chairs.

How to use it: replacement for someone/something (We need a replacement for the broken lamp.)

Similar words: substitute

Common phrases: replacement for someone, replacement for something, replacement part

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