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Replace and Statement

verb

  • Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected. )
    • usage: "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
  • Take the place or move into the position of.
    • usage: "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
  • Put something back where it belongs.
    • usage: "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
  • Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.
    • usage: "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
  • (v.t.) To put in a new or different place.
  • (v.t.) To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition or the like.
  • (v.t.) To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull the end or office of.
  • (v.t.) To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document.
  • (v.t.) To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.

noun

  • A message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.
    • usage: "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
  • A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.
    • usage: "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
  • Music) the presentation of a musical theme. (
    • usage: "the initial statement of the sonata"
  • A nonverbal message.
    • usage: "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
  • The act of affirming or asserting or stating something.
  • Computer science. ( a line of code written as part of a computer program)
  • A document showing credits and debits.

statement is a written record prepared by a financial institution, usually once a month, listing all transactions for an account, including deposits, withdrawals, checks, electronic transfers, fees and other charges, and interest credited or earned. The statement is usually mailed to the customer.