(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.