deposit bottle
noun [ C ] US uk/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt ˌbɒt.əl/ us/dɪˈpɑː.zɪt ˌbɑː.t̬əl/
（退瓶可获退押金的）押金瓶
a bottle for drinks for which a small amount of money is given back to you if you return the bottle to a store when it is empty
If you bring the deposit bottles back, you'll have enough money for gum. 如果你把押金瓶带回来，你就有足够的钱买口香糖。
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- She decided it would be fun to collect empty deposit bottles and cans in the back of her grandmother's pickup truck.
- In Germany 98% of plastic bottles are recycled thanks to its deposit bottle system.
- The picture is of a homeless deposit bottle collector in the Chelsea neighbourhood of New York.
- The German Environment Agency (UBA) is appealing to the grocery trade to include deposit bottle alternatives in their beverage range.