noun · neutral
replacement
/rɪˈpleɪsmənt/re·PLACE·ment
Band 6-7task1task2speaking
the act of replacing something; a person or thing that takes the place of another
Examples
“The replacement for the broken part arrived this morning.”
“We arranged a replacement teacher while she is on leave.”
“There is no adequate replacement for an experienced manager.”
Band 8 sentence
“When a key member left, the company quickly appointed a competent replacement to avoid disruption.”
Collocations
- replacement for
- find a replacement
Word family
replace verbreplacement nounreplaced adjective
Common mistakes
We need a replacement of this camera.→We need a replacement for this camera.
Say it for a higher band
5substitute→6backup→7+replacement
Synonyms
substitute
Easily confused
substitute
“We used a substitute teacher while the regular teacher was ill.”
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