drain
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4.3
- noun
- /dreɪn/
- This project has turned into a significant drain on the company's resources and manpower.
- brain drain
- drain on resources
- drain on the economy
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Watch on YouTubeBut proving fault is another drain on resources.
- But proving fault is another drain on resources.
- If you make too little then you are treated as a drain on the system.
- But it does create a bandwidth drain.
- Not, you know, it's, it's, it's, it's too much it's, it's an emotional drain.
- I, it's, it's, it's a huge drain on me to be alone in a quiet place doing something.
- But I know from the interviews that we've had, there's an emotional drain.
- When the mob is losing, they might start to lose more because their attitude goes down the drain.
- For the Allies, the campaign was a huge drain on manpower that could have should have been used elsewhere.
- And so we've had this drain of low of value added work that's been exported.
Examples
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But proving fault is another drain on resources.
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Did you know that type II diabetes is one of the biggest drains on corporate healthcare?
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If you make too little then you are treated as a drain on the system.
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Third, there was a question of the the drain on the on the financial resources of the organization.
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The movie's a drain on your cash flow anyway.
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Just another drain on society.
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I just feel like ever since my dad died, I've become this drain on everyone, and I hate it.
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The exodus of American men to fight in Europe caused a drain on domestic labor.
Academic text (2015) -
The mass exodus was a tremendous brain drain, unprecedented in modern history.
Academic text (1993) -
Right now, as my supervisor told me so succinctly, I am an expensive drain on Institute finances.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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5.3
A decrease in how much of something is left, often until it is used up
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3.3
Using something until nothing is left
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6.9
A fall in the value or amount of an investment
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7.7
Careless use of resources like time or money
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4.2
The leaving of skilled or well educated people from a country to work abroad for better jobs
- Specialized
A tool with a long flexible wire that clears blockages in drains
- Specialized
A pipe or channel that carries rainwater away from streets and buildings
How Severe
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Etymology
The noun drain meaning a steady loss comes from the image of liquid slowly running out of a container. That's why we call a long, steady loss of money, people, or energy a drain.