Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who follows next in order; a successor: A person who takes over a position or role from another.
   • A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another: A substitute or stand-in for something or someone else.
   • The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another: The process of substituting one thing for another.
   • Filling again by supplying what has been used up: The act of replenishing something that has been depleted.
   • An event in which one thing is substituted for another: The instance of one thing being exchanged for another.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • He was hired as a replacement for the manager who retired. (He is the person taking the new position.)
  • We need to find a replacement for the broken window. (We need a new thing to take the place of the old one.)
  • The replacement of the old software with a new system was complex. (This refers to the act of substitution.)
  • The replacement of fluids is crucial after exercise. (This refers to the act of replenishing what was lost.)

Advanced Usage

• "as a replacement for": used to indicate what or whom is being substituted.
  • She used honey as a replacement for sugar in the recipe.
• "in replacement of": a more formal variant meaning "instead of" or "as a substitute for".
  • The new policy was introduced in replacement of the old one.

Variants and Related Words

• Replace (verb): To take the place of; to put something new in the position of something old.
  • Please replace the book on the shelf.
• Replaceable (adjective): Capable of being replaced.
  • The part is easily replaceable.
• Irreplaceable (adjective): So valuable or unique that it cannot be replaced.
  • The historical artifact is irreplaceable.

Synonyms

• Substitute: A person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
• Successor: A person who succeeds another in an office, position, or role.
• Stand-in: A person who substitutes for another, especially in a performance or job.
• Surrogate: A substitute, especially in a role or function.

Related Phrases

• Replacement part: A component designed to substitute for a broken or worn-out part in a machine or device.
  • I ordered a replacement part for my car's engine.
• Replacement value: The cost of replacing an asset with a new one of similar kind and quality, often used in insurance.
  • The insurance covers the replacement value of the items.

Idioms

• Like-for-like replacement: A substitution where the new item is identical or very similar in function and quality to the old one.
  • The warranty promises a like-for-like replacement if the product fails.

Noun

1. a person who follows next in order
   • he was President Lincoln's successor
2. filling again by supplying what has been used up
3. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
4. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
   • the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
5. someone who takes the place of another person
6. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
   • replacing the star will not be easy