What does "eke out" mean?

To make money last To make limited resources stretch as far as possible.

How do you use "eke out" in a sentence?

They eke out a living. I eked out my savings. She ekes out her pension.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

Meaning: To make money last

省吃俭用、勉强维持

Estirar, hacer que dure

細々と暮らす、何とか持たせる

아껴 쓰며 버티다, 근근이 살다

To make limited resources stretch as far as possible.

尽可能延长有限资源的使用时间。"eke out a living"意思是勉强维持生计。

Hacer que los recursos limitados duren lo máximo posible. "Eke out a living" significa ganarse la vida a duras penas.

限られた資源をできるだけ長く持たせること。「eke out a living」で「細々と生計を立てる」。

한정된 자원을 최대한 아껴 쓰다.

Base verb: eke

Particle: out

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

They eke out a living.
他们勉强维持生计
Ellos se ganan la vida a duras penas
彼らは細々と生計を立てている
그들은 근근이 생계를 이어가고 있다.
I eked out my savings.
我省着花存款
Estiré mis ahorros
貯金を何とか持たせた
저축을 아껴 쓰며 버텼다.
She ekes out her pension.
她省着花退休金
Ella estira su pensión
彼女は年金を何とかやりくりしている
그녀는 연금을 쪼개 쓰며 살고 있다.

Context: stretching, surviving, frugal

Tone: struggling

From Old English eacan meaning to increase.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal