refill

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English fill
English refill

    From re- (“again”) + fill (noun).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.fɪl/, [ˈɹʷɪi̯.fɪɫ]
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    refill (plural refills)

    1. That which serves to refill or replace something.
      1. An additional helping of food or drink at reduced cost.
        Today it is $2 for a coffee, with free refills throughout the day.
        • 1951, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings Follows a Clue:
          "Oh, gosh," he groaned, "and I'd have given anything for a refill of that suet! It was the wizardest muck we've had this week."
        • 2022 July 6, Justin McCurry, “Free noodles offered as Japan wrestles with low youth turnout for elections”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
          Ippudo, which operates 50 ramen shops across the country, is offering endless free noodle refills for a fortnight from election day on Sunday until 24 July, the Mainichi Shimbun said, provided they could show proof that they had voted.
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        • 2026 July 9, Sophie Haigney, “World Cup Tourists Are Giving Americans Exactly What We Crave”, in The New York Times Magazine‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
          They are touring a regular suburban neighborhood in Texas. They are getting free refills at a diner.
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      2. Refuelling, fuel to refill an empty fuel tank (of a vehicle or machine) or other fuel container.
        Tank's empty. We need to go for a refill.
      3. A product intended to replace the used contents of a container or the exhausted supply of a device.
        We're cutting back. No new printers or pens, just refills.
      4. (medicine, pharmacy) A repeat of a prescription.
    2. An act or process of refilling.
      Synonym: refilling
      capillary refill
      • 1976, L. E. Hochreiter, B. A. McIntyre, E. R. Rosal, M. Y. Young, R. R. Fayfich, R. P. Vijuk; Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, G-2, 17x17 Refill Heat Transfer Tests and Analysis (WCAP), volume 8793, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Nuclear Energy Systems:
        […] the modified UHI correlation captures 80 percent of the total data and thus provides a conservative estimate of the heat transfer during UHI refill.
      • 1990, United States. Department of the Army, Department of the Army technical manual, volumes Organizational and Direct Support Maintenance Manual (including Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists) for Army Oil Analysis Sampling Valves, Army Oil Analysis Program, Nonaeronautical Equipment (combat, Tactical, and Special Purpose Vehicles), numbers 2300-2423, Headquarters, Department of the Army, pages 2-58:
        After refill, start engine and observe installed fittings and valve to make certain there are no leaks.
      • 2010 October 11, “Is sugar the new plastic?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
        Of course, the most efficient, money-saving option of all is straightforward refill. Ecover launched a redesign of their refill system in health food shops in 2009, which they're hoping to distribute more widely soon.
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      • 2018, Ross R. Allen, Gary Dispoto, Eric Hanson, John D, Meyer, Nathan Moroney, “Inkjet”, in Mitchell Rosen, Noboru Ohta, editor, Color Desktop Printer Technology, page 120:
        During refill, the drop generator acts like a simple fluid mechanical oscillator
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    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Italic *wre-
    Latin re-
    Old French re-bor.
    Middle English re-
    English re-
    Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
    Proto-Indo-European *-nós
    Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós
    Proto-Germanic *fullaz
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
    Proto-Germanic *-ijaną
    Proto-Germanic *fullijaną
    Proto-West Germanic *fullijan
    Old English fyllan
    Middle English fillen
    English fill
    English refill

      From re- (“again”) + fill (verb).

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      refill (third-person singular simple present refills, present participle refilling, simple past and past participle refilled)

      1. To fill up once again.
        Can you refill my cup please? I've finished my coffee.
      2. (medicine, pharmacy) To repeat a prescription.
      Derived terms
      Translations

      References

      • “refill”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

      Anagrams

      Icelandic

      Etymology

      Related to trefill (“fringe”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈrɛːvɪtl̥]
      • Rhymes: -ɛːvɪtl

      Noun

      refill m (genitive singular refils, nominative plural reflar)

      1. tapestry

      Declension

      Declension of refill (masculine)
      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative refill refillinn reflar reflarnir
      accusative refil refilinn refla reflana
      dative refli reflinum reflum reflunum
      genitive refils refilsins refla reflanna

      Further reading

      Portuguese

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

        Unadapted borrowing from English refill.

        Pronunciation

         
         
        • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁiˈfil/ [ʁiˈfiɫ]
          • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁiˈfi.li/

        Noun

        refill m (plural refills)

        1. a refill, especially a free refill of food or drink at a restaurant
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