Definitions

run out of

VERB

consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste

STRONG

apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish

WEAK

avail oneself of finish up fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to profit by put away put to use run through throw away wash up wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fill save

STRONG

appear create hoard

WEAK

accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

Example Sentences

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Last month, Guterres warned that the UN was facing financial collapse and could run out of cash by July, with member states neither paying in full nor or time.

From Barron's

It now fears the program’s trust fund could run out of money in as little as six years.

From MarketWatch

They had to commit to that long before the entry was confirmed, or they would simply have run out of time.

From BBC

"So we had to take other steps just to try and make sure that we didn't run out of storage."

From BBC

Less than half way round their usual route, they run out of meals.

From BBC

run out of

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