use up

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle up

Usefulness

Meanings

1

Consume the full supply

Why “up”? Filling to the top. Reaching the upper limit means finishing.

We've used up all the milk.
We have finished the milk, so none is left.
The printer used up all the paper.
The printer used all the paper, so none was left.

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