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Describes that something is removed, canceled, or abolished without there being a replacement for it.
Aufgrund von Personalmangel fällt der letzte Bus heute ersatzlos aus.
Due to staff shortages, the last bus today is canceled without replacement.
The word is a combination of 'Ersatz' (replacement) and the ending '-los', which means 'without'. So 'ersatzlos' literally means 'without replacement'.
Die Veranstaltung wurde ersatzlos gestrichen.
The event was canceled without replacement.
'Ersatzlos' (without replacement) is very often combined with verbs that mean an ending or cancellation. Typical phrases are 'ersatzlos streichen' (to cancel without replacement), 'ersatzlos ausfallen' (to be canceled without replacement), and 'ersatzlos entfallen' (to be dropped without replacement).
Wegen Krankheit muss das Konzert heute leider ersatzlos entfallen.
Because of illness, the concert unfortunately has to be canceled today without replacement.
Most of the time, 'ersatzlos' (without replacement) is used as an adverb that directly describes the verb. It then often appears at the end of the sentence or before the past participle.
Die alte Software wird zum Jahresende ersatzlos abgeschafft.
The old software will be abolished without replacement at the end of the year.
