: an action or instance of filling up something (such as a gas tank)

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These customers will be able to save 11¢ per gallon on one fuel fill-up beginning August 26. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 Gifting college students airline or train fare, or providing gift cards for gas station fill-ups, means students will be able to afford trips home when needed. Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 Its all-new Escape falls in that macro section of the lineup, supplying group adventures with over 5 gallons of clean, reliable drinking water per fill-up. New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025 Like a gas station offering a free car wash with a fill-up, Musk appears to be leveraging his various assets and business endeavors to give customers extra value. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fill-up

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fill-up was in 1853

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“Fill-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill-up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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