33
expend(verb, break, drop, control, give)
22
consume(verb, break, drop, give, increase)
21
squander(verb, break, drop, give, reduce)
18
waste(verb, break, drop, control, give)
17
exhaust(verb, break, drop, control, give)
16
disburse(verb, drop, give, save, pay)
16
dissipate(verb, break, drop, give, fail)
14
deplete(verb, break, drop, give, ruin)
13
pass(verb, activity, time, waste, kill)
13
use(verb, drop, give, work, ruin)
12
shell out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
12
use up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, drop)
11
blow(verb, drop, give, waste, use)
10
employ(verb, drop, control, give, work)
10
throw away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
9
lay out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
9
drain(verb, drop, give, increase, remove)
9
finish(verb, break, increase, reduce, ruin)
9
give(verb, break, drop, give, surrender)
9
lavish(verb, drop, give, waste, use)
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