refill

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to fill a container or supply again after some or all of its contents have been used

   Please refill the jug with fresh water.

2. 2
   noun

   a new amount or replacement container supplied to fill something again

   The pen needs a blue-ink refill.

3. 3
   noun

   a further supply of a prescribed medicine

   The doctor authorized one refill of the prescription.

Formed from re-, 'again,' + fill. The noun developed from the verb to name either the material used to fill something again or the act and result of replenishing it.

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