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# replacement

«replacement» in Mova's school dictionary: **a new thing or person that takes the place of one that is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a replacement, replacements; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A replacement is a new thing or person that takes the place of one that is broken, lost or gone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#m1)

2) Replacement is the act of putting something new in place of something old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: a replacement for a broken toy, a replacement teacher, a replacement bus service. In sport a substitute player is a replacement. In maths (probability): «with replacement» means you put the item back before picking again. Phrases: «a replacement for», «with replacement», «replacement parts».

### examples

- The shop gave me a replacement for my broken watch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#x1)
- We had a replacement teacher while Mr Jones was ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#x2)
- There's a replacement bus service because the trains are not running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#x3)
- He came on as a replacement in the second half. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#x4)
- Pick a ball from the bag, with replacement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#x5)
- Hip replacement surgery helped Grandma walk again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#x6)
- The replacement batteries cost £4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/#x7)

### note

Noun of «replace». In probability, «with replacement» keeps the total the same each pick; «without replacement» makes the total one less after each pick, which changes the chances.

### In the corpora

- [Titanium is also used for hip replacements because the body accepts it well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/31-metals-what-theyre-good-for/19/)
- [Losing something has a cost; earning a replacement by chores or saving teaches you to look after things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/490-comfortable-families-enough-but-not-everything/43/)
- [A parent's new partner is not a replacement parent, and it takes time to get used to them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/516-divorce-and-two-homes/47/)
- [Faulty means broken or not working when it should; shops must usually give a refund, repair or replacement for faulty goods.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «replacement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replacement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.