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spare part

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noun

  1. a duplicate or replacement component for a machine or other equipment

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It’s a portrait of a team assembled from spare parts and one generational talent that somehow made it all the way to the Big Game.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also pointed to “attractive” price rises on spare parts over the next year, something that few global industrials or subsectors of those can keep imposing.

From MarketWatch

"Things began to deteriorate very quickly because no spare parts were sent," he said.

From BBC

Chinese customs data also show a surge of exports last year of oil sector equipment to Venezuela, like steel pipe and spare parts for rigs.

From The Wall Street Journal

That allows the corporation to consolidate orders to negotiate better pricing, share spare parts across divisions during shortages and accelerate projects, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal