Synonyms:
replacement, replacing
Meaning: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"
Usage examples
'A prisoner!' said Sam, quickly replacing his hat.
"I think so too," said Polly, happily, replacing it on the bed of cotton, and putting on the cover to look over another gift.
After waiting a long time, Dr. Stukely removed the cover and ate the chicken underneath it, replacing and covering up the bones again.
The Bellman, who was almost morbidly sensitive about appearances, used to have the bowsprit unshipped once or twice a week to be revarnished, and it more than once happened, when the time came for replacing it, that no one on board could remember which end of the ship it belonged to.