Use up | EWA Phasal Verbs Dictionary
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Use up

/ju:z ʌp/

B1

PreIntermediate

1. To consume or deplete a resource until it is gone.

  • I used up all the milk making pancakes, so we need to buy more.
  • She used up all her energy during the marathon and barely made it to the finish line.

2. To exhaust the available supply or quantity of something.

  • The printer used up all the ink, so the documents couldn’t be printed.
  • The project used up the entire budget sooner than expected.

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