re·fill
(ˌ)rē-ˈfil 
refilled; refilling; refills
: to fill again : replenish
: to become filled again
1
: a product or a container and a product used to refill the exhausted supply of a device
2
: something provided again
especially
: a second or later filling of a medical prescription
Examples of refill in a Sentence
Verb
He refilled his glass from the nearby pitcher.
The reservoir will refill once it begins raining.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Dry everything with a microfiber cloth before refilling cabinets and drawers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Higher dosage prices will be discounted to $499 per month for the first fill, as well as refills within 45 days.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Each Starship will land with its propellant tanks depleted, and will depend on being refilled with 600 metric tons of oxygen and methane to make the return odyssey back to Earth.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Dry everything with a microfiber cloth before refilling cabinets and drawers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
Or if your birds empty it more quickly, clean it before every refill.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Higher dosage prices will be discounted to $499 per month for the first fill, as well as refills within 45 days.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Refill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refill. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
refill
2 of 2 noun
re·fill
ˈrē-ˌfil
: a new or fresh supply of something
a refill for a ball-point pen
Medical Definition
refill
1 of 2 transitive verb
re·fill
(ˈ)rē-ˈfil
: to fill (a prescription) a second or subsequent time
refill
2 of 2 noun
re·fill
ˈrē-ˌfil
1
: a replacement in a cavity of removed liquid or other material or a substitution (as of gas) for such material
pneumothorax refill
2
: a prescription compounded and dispensed for a second or subsequent time without an order from the physician
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