Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refurb

/ˈɹiˌfɝb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: re-furb
IPA: /ˈɹiˌfɝb/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Informal; Transitive verb

noun

a thing that has been refurbished

Informal

noun

The act of refurbishing

Informal

Example Sentences

"Arrangements were made for deliveries, then he found a furnishings outlet and purchased what he felt he needed to refurb the place with essentials."
"The Three Cities group has done a wonderful job of restoring and refurbing the building, which once housed the run-down Swiss Excelsior Hotel"
"Alan had stashed a number of them in his garage, waiting for time to refurb them."
"Most of the trains running today are refurbs."
"I paid $75 for a refurb Horrock-Ibbotson single-tip eight-and-a-half footer which casts like a dream."
"But what do you do if you already have equipment that you bought, on the cheap, and you don't know whether or not it is a refurb or not?"

Etymology

Clipping of refurbish.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹiˌfɝb/
British English: /ˈɹiːfɜːb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

refurbs (present, singular) refurbing (participle, present) refurbed (participle, past) refurbed (past) refurbs (plural)

Rhymes With

superb curb herb verb disturb serb reverb blurb kerb perturb birb gerb

Questions

How do you pronounce refurb?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹiˌfɝb/.
What does refurb mean?: to refurbish
Where does refurb come from?: Clipping of refurbish.

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