spare part

noun

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

Example Sentences

Used-car prices have had the most impact on auto margins in recent years compared to other factors such as higher spare part costs, labor costs, increased litigation, and severe accidents, the brokerage added.

From Reuters

Speaking to reporters at parliament, Chiu said Taiwan had asked the United States to "make up the deficiency", including prioritising spare part deliveries for the existing fleet.

From Reuters

Winger Eeli Tolvanen, a promising former first-rounder that had become a spare part in Nashville, fell to Seattle after going on waivers.

From Seattle Times

Because Ukraine’s weapons largely date to the Soviet Union, a tank that’s more than 30 years old could be improved with a spare part from a seized Russian model that’s just five years old.

From Washington Post

Several scouts who have watched him indicated they do not think he is a fit in the Dolphins’ new offense — “He can’t block enough to fit there,” said one scout who cannot speak publicly about players on other rosters — and that he seems to be a spare part.

From Washington Post