Function: transitive verb
Date: 1596
1 : to make up for the deficiencies of : SUPPLEMENT < eked out his income by getting a second job>
2 : to make (a supply) last by economy
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1596
1 : to make up for the deficiencies of : SUPPLEMENT < eked out his income by getting a second job>
2 : to make (a supply) last by economy
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012