refill

[ree-fil, ree-fil]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to fill again.

noun

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

   a refill for a prescription.

refill

verb

1. to fill (something) again

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

• refillable adjective
• nonrefillable adjective
• unrefilled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of refill¹

First recorded in 1680–90; re- + fill

Example Sentences

But after a mild spring and early start to the storage refill season, the deficit had turned to a surplus by the start of the summer.

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Now that the general account has been refilled to $1 trillion—the highest level since the pandemic era—and quantitative tightening is coming to end, that headwind is mostly in the rearview mirror.

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Crucially, the agreement stipulates that furloughed government workers receive back pay, which will refill their coffers and allow for some catch-up spending.

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It is on a school run route, can empty within hours, and is regularly refilled.

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We dance away from the weather, toe-to-toe with strangers, as cups get drained and refilled by now-roving bottles.

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Related Words

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