burn through

phrasal verb

burned through or burnt through; burning through; burns through
informal
: to use all of (something) quickly
They've burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete.

Examples of burn through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Without enough rain, fires could continue to burn through the overabundance of fire fuels like grasses or brush available this year. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 Credit ratings agencies have warned the company is at risk of losing its investment-grade rating, and Boeing has been burning through cash in what company leaders hoped would be a turnaround year. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024 By contrast, OpenAI is thought to be burning through billions of dollars. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 In the second matchup, Atlanta's offense seemed less than enthusiastic mustering only three runs as the team burned through six pitchers. Ross Terrell, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for burn through 

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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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