使(つか)い切(き)る

つかいきる
verb (godan, transitive)
to use up, to exhaust
1. to use up completely, to exhaust
To consume or spend something entirely so that none remains.
ポイントを使(つか)い切(き)った。
I used up all my points.
食材(しょくざい)を使(つか)い切(き)ってから買(か)い物(もの)に行(い)く。
I go shopping after using up all the ingredients.
予算(よさん)を使(つか)い切(き)らないと来年(らいねん)の予算(よさん)が減(へ)らされる。
If we don't use up the budget, next year's budget will be cut.

A compound verb formed from 使(つか)う (to use) + 切(き)る (to cut/finish completely). The 切(き)る suffix indicates doing something thoroughly or to completion.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 予算(よさん)を使(つか)い切(き)る (use up the budget)
  • 食材(しょくざい)を使(つか)い切(き)る (use up the ingredients)
  • 体力(たいりょく)を使(つか)い切(き)る (exhaust one's stamina)
  • ポイントを使(つか)い切(き)る (use up points)
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