refill

[ verb ree-fil; noun 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

Derived Forms

• reˈfillable, adjective

Other Words From

• re·filla·ble adjective noun
• nonre·filla·ble adjective
• unre·filled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of refill¹

First recorded in 1680–90; re- + fill

Example Sentences

She was able to refill her prescriptions at her pharmacy, and someone offered her a new wardrobe and other goods.

From Los Angeles Times

It will only refill prisons, push more people to the streets and erase criminal justice reform progress.

From Los Angeles Times

Opponents argue that by stiffening penalties we’ll refill our prisons after having dramatically reduced their populations to meet a federal court order.

From Los Angeles Times

They would replumb the hot springs to take advantage of the alkaline water’s “silky texture,” refill the lake, recruit a veteran general manager for the hotel and use the houses as vacation rentals, including two with their own soaking tubs.

From Los Angeles Times

In a press release, Europol said items recovered during seizures included a “large amount of wine bottles from different counterfeited Grand Cru domains, wine stickers and wax products, ingredients to refill wine, technical machines to recap bottles, luxurious goods”, as well as electronic equipment valued at 1.4m euros and over 100,000 euros in cash.

From BBC

Related Words

• refresh
• restock
• restore