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eke out

phrasal verb

If you eke out something, you make your supply of it last as long as possible.

Many workers can only eke out their redundancy money for about 10 weeks. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

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eke out in British English

verb (tr, adverb)

to make (a supply) last, esp by frugal use

they eked out what little food was left

to support (existence) with difficulty and effort

to add to (something insufficient), esp with effort

to eke out an income with evening work

eke out in American English

to add to so as to make sufficient; supplement

to eke out an income with a second job

to manage to make (a living) with difficulty

to use (a supply) frugally

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Examples of 'eke out' in a sentence
eke out

There were still real people trying to eke out their lives here.

(verb) in the sense of be sparing with

Definition

to make (a supply) last for a long time by using as little as possible

I had to eke out my redundancy money for about ten weeks.

Synonyms

be sparing with

stretch out

be economical with

economize on

husband

Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life.

be frugal with

idiom

See eke out a living

Additional synonyms

in the sense of husband

Definition

to use (resources, finances, etc.) economically

Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life.

Synonyms

conserve,

budget,

use sparingly,

save,

store,

hoard,

economize on,

use economically,

manage thriftily

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eke out

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单词	eke out
释义	Trends of eke out View usage for: eke out phrasal verb If you eke out something, you make your supply of it last as long as possible. Many workers can only eke out their redundancy money for about 10 weeks. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] More Synonyms of eke out See full dictionary entry for eke eke out in British English verb (tr, adverb) 1. to make (a supply) last, esp by frugal use they eked out what little food was left 2. to support (existence) with difficulty and effort 3. to add to (something insufficient), esp with effort to eke out an income with evening work eke out in American English 1. to add to so as to make sufficient; supplement to eke out an income with a second job 2. to manage to make (a living) with difficulty 3. to use (a supply) frugally See full dictionary entry for eke Examples of 'eke out' in a sentence eke out There were still real people trying to eke out their lives here. Clancy, Tom WITHOUT REMORSE (1993) (verb) in the sense of be sparing with Definition to make (a supply) last for a long time by using as little as possible I had to eke out my redundancy money for about ten weeks. Synonyms be sparing with stretch out be economical with economize on husband Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life. be frugal with idiom See eke out a living Additional synonyms in the sense of husband Definition to use (resources, finances, etc.) economically Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life. Synonyms conserve, budget, use sparingly, save, store, hoard, economize on, use economically, manage thriftily Nearby words of eke out ejaculation eject ejection eke out eke out a living elaborate élan Related terms of eke out eke out a living Synonyms of 'eke out' eke out Explore 'eke out' in the dictionary
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