9
run through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, drop)
8
fork out(verb, phrasal verb, informal, save, distribute)
8
fritter away(verb, expression, waste, use, exhaust)
8
invest(verb, drop, give, money, pay)
8
pay(verb, drop, give, save, distribute)
8
put in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, time)
7
contribute(verb, drop, give, pay, distribute)
7
devote(verb, give, pass, surrender, provide)
7
drop(verb, break, give, collapse, pay)
7
pay out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
6
absorb(verb, drop, give, destroy, waste)
6
bestow(verb, drop, control, give, work)
6
go(verb, break, increase, ruin, defeat)
6
kill(verb, pass, fill, idle, occupy)
6
splurge(verb, drop, give, pay, expend)
6
while away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, waste)
5
eat(verb, ruin, defeat, destroy, finish)
5
hand out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
5
impoverish(reduce, diminish, strain, waste, consume)
5
lose(verb, waste, exhaust)
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