Rebottles

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. To transfer liquid from one bottle into another again, often to preserve or reuse the contents
2. The act of placing liquid back into bottles after it has been removed or used
3. The process of refilling bottles with a liquid, typically involving recycling or reusing containers

Etymology: "Rebottles" is the third-person singular present form of "rebottle," so its history is that of the verb it comes from. "Rebottle" is formed from the prefix "re-", meaning again, attached to "bottle," so the whole word simply means to put something back into bottles, or to bottle it again after it has been poured out or stored. The base word "bottle" traces back to Old French "bouteille," which came from the Late Latin "buticula," a diminutive of "butis," a flask or cask, and English has used "bottle" as a noun and verb for centuries.

Synonyms: refills, repackages, recontainers, recans, repacks