refill
pronunciation
How to pronounce refill in British English:
UK [ˌri:ˈfɪl]
How to pronounce refill in American English:
US [riˈfɪl]
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- Noun:
- a prescription drug that is provided again
- a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents
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- Verb:
- fill something that had previously been emptied
Word Origin
- refill (v.)
- 1680s, from re- "back, again" + fill (v.). Related: Refilled; refilling.
- refill (n.)
- 1884, from refill (v.). Meaning "a second drink" is from 1929.
Example
- 1. Could I have a refill please ?
- 2. Can I get you a refill , sir ? Very kind of you .
- 3. Can you give me two refill of each color for the ballpoint pen ?
- 4. Several non-us companies such as pentel , pilot , and uni-ball currently manufacture colored refill leads in a limited range of diameters ( 0.5mm , 0.7mm , or 2mm ) for their own products .
- 5. Those are refill requirements , cost per minute and fixed costs .