refillable

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UK/ˌɹiːˈfɪləbɫ̩/Canada, US/ˌɹiˈfɪləbɫ̩/

adjective

Capable of being filled again.

OriginEnglish refill ← Middle English fillen ← Old English fyllan →
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Meanings

adjectiverefillable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being filled again.
nounrefillable (plural refillables)

plural refillables

  1. Any product that can be refilled.

    Labels on major-brand soft drink refillables may be permanently silk-screened.

    2010, Kit L. Yam, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, page 221

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  8. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  9. Proto-Germanic*fullijaną
  10. Proto-West Germanic*fullijan
  11. Old Englishfyllan
  12. Middle Englishfillen
  13. Englishfill
  14. Englishrefill
  15. Englishrefillable

From refill + -able.

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Translations

Dutch navulbaar
  • navulbaarcapable of being refilled
Finnish täytettävä, uudelleen täytettävä
  • täytettäväcapable of being refilled
  • uudelleen täytettäväcapable of being refilled
French rechargeable, reremplissable
  • rechargeablecapable of being refilled
  • reremplissablecapable of being refilled
German nachfüllbar
  • nachfüllbarcapable of being refilled
Italian ricaricabile
  • ricaricabilecapable of being refilled
Spanish recargable
  • recargablecapable of being refilled
Cite this entry
APA

refillable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refillable

MLA

“refillable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refillable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refillable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refillable.

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