fridge

noun

variants or less commonly frig

Examples of fridge in a Sentence

Please put the milk in the fridge.
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The fridge cost around $100,000 to create, and there is an additional fridge and freezer for meats and dairy products in the kitchen right beside the walk-in fridge, Lavallie added. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 Another day, another food recall—and this time, hummus lovers should check their fridges. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 And importantly: Is there a specific place in the fridge where bacon should always go? Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025 Here's how long eggs stay fresh in the fridge, cooked or frozen, plus tips amid bird flu fears Cal-Maine Foods, according to SEC filings, saw an over three-fold increase in their gross profits in their fiscal year 2023, at the dawn of the bird flu outbreak. Michael Pappano, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fridge

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fridge was in 1926

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“Fridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fridge. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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