Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fillup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fillup
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or process of filling up; a replenishment.

noun

Filler material.

Example Sentences

"We had slyly ordered a few gallons of punch to be brought down to the office, to give a fillup to the worthy workmen at the close of their labors..."
"The disadvantage of slow fillups is somewhat offset by the cost, the equivalent of $1.20 to $1.40 a gallon, Mr. Carr said."
"[…] various vocal techniques of presentation and delivery as well as how to ad-lib assorted information from programme parades as "fill-ups" at programme junctions."

Etymology

From fill + up.

Inflected Forms

fillups (plural)

Questions

What does fillup mean?: An act or process of filling up; a replenishment.
Where does fillup come from?: From fill + up.

How to pronounce fillup

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