refill

English

Etymology 1

From re- (“again”) + fill (noun)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹiː.fɪl/

Noun

refill (plural refills)

1. A filling after the first.

   Today it is $2 for a coffee, with free refills throughout the day

2. A product containing materials to replace those used up by a piece of equipment.

   We're cutting back. No new printers or pens, just refills.

Translations

a filling after the first

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 再裝滿 (cmn), 再装满 (cmn) (zàizhuāngmǎn)

• Finnish: täyttö (fi), lisätäyttö (fi)

• Japanese: お代わり (ja) (おかわり, o-kawari), リフィル (ja) (rifiru)
• Russian: добавление (ru) (dobavlénije) n , добавка (ru) (dobávka) f , дозаправка (ru) (dozaprávka) f  (of fuel)

product containing replacement materials

• Finnish: täyttö- (fi), vaihto- (fi)

• Italian: ricarica (it)

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• Czech: náplň f

Etymology 2

From re- (“again”) + fill (verb)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɹiːˈfɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

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

Anagrams

• filler, fillér