Underreplacement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Underreplacement is a noun meaning The replacement of a substance by a smaller amount.
Meaning
The replacement of a substance by a smaller amount.
Example Sentences
In the railroad equipment industry, activity failed to recover fully as the slow process of underreplacement had not yet brought plant and equipment facilities to a level consonant with the reduced volume of railroad traffic.
Antonyms for underreplacement
Common opposites include overreplacement.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overreplacement, supplanting, oversubstitution, replacee, imputation, resubstitution.
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