verb
- 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"
- synonyms: replace
- Cost a certain amount.
- usage: "My daughter's wedding set me back $20, 000"
- synonyms: set back, knock back
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