noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/
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rhymes with -eɪsmənt
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 P L EY1 S M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of replacing something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: refilling, replenishment, renewal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: filling
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English replacement From replace + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
смяна
(smjana)
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Catalan:
substitut
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Czech:
náhrada
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Danish:
udskiftning
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Danish:
erstatning
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Danish:
substitut
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Dutch:
vervanger
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Dutch:
plaatsvervanger
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Dutch:
vervanging
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Egyptian:
DbA-b-w-Y1:Z2
(ḏbꜣw)
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Esperanto:
anstataŭaĵo
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Esperanto:
anstataŭulo
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Finnish:
sijainen
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Finnish:
korvike
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Finnish:
varaosa
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
French:
remplaçant
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
French:
substitut
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
German:
Ersatz
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
German:
Ersatzspieler
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Greek:
αντικαταστάτης
(antikatastátis)
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Greek:
υποκατάστατο
(ypokatástato)
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Indonesian:
pengganti
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Italian:
sostituto
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Italian:
rimpiazzo
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Japanese:
代替
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Māori:
kaitiriwā
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Māori:
whākapi
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Polish:
zastępca
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Polish:
zamiennik
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Portuguese:
substituto
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Russian:
заме́на
(zaména)
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Russian:
замеще́ние
(zameščénije)
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Serbo-Croatian:
nadomjestak
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Serbo-Croatian:
supstitut
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Serbo-Croatian:
zamjena
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Spanish:
reemplazo
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Spanish:
remplazo
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Spanish:
remuda
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Swedish:
substitut
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Tagalog:
palitambal
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Ottoman Turkish:
عوض
(ʼivâz)
— a person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute
Bulgarian:
замяна
(zamjana)
— act of replacing
Bulgarian:
заместване
(zamestvane)
— act of replacing
Catalan:
reemplaçament
— act of replacing
Danish:
udskiftning
— act of replacing
Esperanto:
anstataŭigo
— act of replacing
Finnish:
vaihtaminen
— act of replacing
German:
Ersatz
— act of replacing
Greek:
αντικατάσταση
(antikatástasi)
— act of replacing
Greek:
υποκατάσταση
(ypokatástasi)
— act of replacing
Greek:
αλλαγή
(allagí)
— act of replacing
Indonesian:
penggantian
— act of replacing
Italian:
sostituzione
— act of replacing
Japanese:
交換
— act of replacing
Māori:
whakakapinga
— act of replacing
Portuguese:
substituição
— act of replacing
Portuguese:
reposição
— act of replacing
Spanish:
reemplazo
— act of replacing
Spanish:
remplazo
— act of replacing
Spanish:
remudamiento
— act of replacing
Ottoman Turkish:
تعویض
(taʼviz)
— act of replacing
