refill

American  

[ree-fil, ree-fil] / riˈfɪl, ˈriˌfɪl /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to fill again.

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noun

1. a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up.

   a refill for a prescription.

refill British  

verb

1. to fill (something) again

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noun

1. a replacement for a consumable substance in a permanent container

2. a second or subsequent filling

   a refill at the petrol station

3. informal another drink to replace one already drunk

Other Word Forms

• nonrefillable adjective
• refillable adjective
• unrefilled adjective

Etymology

Origin of refill

First recorded in 1680–90; re- + fill

Example Sentences

UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy mailed Medicare recipient Bill Zielinski so many refills of the cholesterol drug atorvastatin that his unused stash could last a year on the pill-a-day regimen his doctor ordered.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re just in the habit of making sure our patients are happy, and if they think a medicine works, we just refill it,” Grunch said.

From The Wall Street Journal

And you get one free refill, he added.

From Los Angeles Times

EU storage levels remain below the 90% target set for Dec. 1, though milder temperatures would allow the region to refill inventories despite the start of the heating season.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its recovery was unusually slow, requiring more than four days to refill, which is the longest recovery time recorded since Arase began monitoring the region in 2017.

From Science Daily

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