eke

/iːk/ verb

Translation

eke sth out phrasal verb

› to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it

idareli/dikkatli/azar azar kullanmak; yetirmek

1837

eke out a living/existence › to earn only just enough money to pay for things you need: He ekes out a living by cleaning windows.1837

(Definition of eke verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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