What does "eat into" mean?

To gradually reduce savings or resources When expenses slowly consume your money.

How do you use "eat into" in a sentence?

The repairs ate into our savings. Inflation is eating into profits. Bills are eating into my income.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To gradually reduce savings or resources

侵蚀（储蓄、资源）

Mermar, comerse (los ahorros)

（貯金などを）食いつぶす

(저축이나 자원을) 잠식하다

When expenses slowly consume your money.

开支逐渐消耗掉你的钱。

Cuando los gastos van consumiendo gradualmente tu dinero.

出費が徐々にお金を消費していくこと。

지출이 서서히 돈을 소진시키는 것.

Base verb: eat

Particle: into

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The repairs ate into our savings.
修理费侵蚀了我们的积蓄
Las reparaciones se comieron nuestros ahorros
修理代が貯金を食いつぶした
수리비가 저축을 갉아먹었다.
Inflation is eating into profits.
通货膨胀正在侵蚀利润
La inflación está mermando los beneficios
インフレが利益を蝕んでいる
인플레이션이 이익을 잠식하고 있다.
Bills are eating into my income.
账单在蚕食我的收入
Las facturas se están comiendo mis ingresos
請求書が収入を圧迫している
청구서가 수입을 압박하고 있다.

Context: expenses, erosion

Tone: concerned

From eating away at something.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal