(a) (noksanını) tamamlamak, ikmal etmek.
The clerk eked out his regular wages by working evenings and Sundays. (b)
eke out a living: geçimini güçlükle sağlamak, zar zor/kıt kanaat geçinmek.
Staying open seven days a week, 16 hours a day, he could still eke out a living.