phrasal verb

Eke out

Rank #624Letter EInseparable

2Sections

Make something like money last as long as possible

Meanings

  • Make something like money last as long as possible (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • Most students have to EKE OUT their income because they have so little money to live on.
  • I've been EKEING OUT since she moved away.
  • He'll continue to EKE OUT until he sees her again.

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