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

As a result, news outlets’ revenue is declining and some are cutting people to keep from burning through too much cash. —Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

Back in 2017, Musk’s biggest company, Tesla Inc. was burning through $1 billion a quarter to pay for the production of its Model 3 car, Bloomberg reported at the time. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2025

There was damage to the building, Pyle said, including the center of the roof that either collapsed or was burned through and a back portion of the structure that was compromised. —Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 15 June 2025

Tottenham have burned through four permanent managers since Mauricio Pochettino was sacked in November 2019 — nobody has lasted more than two years — but Frank has always been ambitious. —Jay Harris, New York Times, 9 June 2025

Rhymes for burn through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou