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# replenishment

noun (replenishment; mostly uncountable)

«replenishment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Filling something up again after it has been used or emptied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/#m1)
2. The new supply that fills it up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and nature it describes water refilling a lake or underground store after rain, or the body replacing lost water. In everyday life shops replenish shelves and you replenish a pencil case. Phrases: «replenishment of stocks», «water replenishment».

### Examples

- Rain brings replenishment to the reservoir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/#x1)
- The shop waits for the replenishment of its milk supplies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/#x2)
- After the race, our bodies need replenishment of water and salts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/#x3)
- The ship stopped at the port for replenishment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/#x4)
- Replenishment of the forest takes many years after a fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/#x5)
- The class store cupboard needs replenishment of glue sticks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/#x6)

### Note

Formal; verb: «replenish». In maths it means adding back: a tank with 20 litres left and 80 litres of replenishment holds 100 litres.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «replenishment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replenishment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«replenishment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/replenishment.html) on Mova free.