What Is Eked out?

transitive verb. 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.

Is there a word eked?

verb (used with object), eked, ek·ing. to increase; enlarge; lengthen. eke out, to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously: They managed to eke out a living by farming a small piece of land.

What does eking it out mean?

to support (existence) with difficulty and effort. to add to (something insufficient), esp with effortto eke out an income with evening work.