"Fridge" is an American slang term for any refrigerator. Some linguists believe it was originally a colloquial abbreviation for one brand of refigerator; "Frigidaire." However, it chould just as easily have originated as a colloquial abbreviation for the word "refrigerator" itself.
Who do I call about refrigerator maintenance on a GE brand refrigerator? I live in Atlanta, GA.
The cost of a commercial refrigerator depends a lot on the brand and the "extras" you get on the fridge. Average prices for a commercial fridge can start at around $600 and can climb to over $3000.
Frigidaire was a brand name which was shortend to "Fridge" and used generically for all brands. "Icebox" is also used, but "fridge" is more common. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "fridge" is a shortened form of "refrigerator," although the brand-name Frigidaire may have contributed to it's continued popularity.
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It depends on the size of the fridge in cubic feet and the brand you want, also it depends on what store you buy it from.
It could depend what era the American is from. I've heard a refrigerator referred to as:refrigeratorice boxcoolerfridgeby the brand name - like Frigidaire or Kelvinator
The correct spelling is refrigerator.
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fridges or fridge's if possessive i.e. (The fridge's contents were old.)
A refrigerator is commonly shortened to "Fridge" in Britain.
The fridge valve in a refrigerator system controls the flow of refrigerant between the evaporator and condenser coils, helping to regulate the temperature inside the fridge.
Fridge is slang for "refrigerator", the kitchen equipment for keeping food cold. The word may have been derived from "Frigidaire", a popular brand name of refrigerators in the United States since about 1918, and the first company to introduce mechanical refrigeration for household use, replacing the traditional ice box.