Absorbed, as a cost
The crossword clue "Absorbed, as a cost" is answered by ATE, a 3-letter entry. Used 66 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ATE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATE answer page.
Used 66 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATE, most used first.
- Consumed - used 478 times, most recently in 2026
- Chowed down - used 231 times, most recently in 2026
- Devoured - used 216 times, most recently in 2026
- Put away - used 208 times, most recently in 2026
- Dined - used 194 times, most recently in 2026
- Gobbled up - used 186 times, most recently in 2026
- Had a bite - used 184 times, most recently in 2026
- Had lunch - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
- Broke bread - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
- Noshed - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
- Polished off - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Had a meal - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Downed - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Had a snack - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Corroded - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Supped - used 91 times, most recently in 2025
- Took in - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Feasted - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Had dinner - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Had something - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Wolfed down - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Packed away - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Ingested - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Had - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
- Broke a fast - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Scarfed down - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
- Grabbed a bite - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Finished off - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Lunched - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Eroded - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Munched on - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Dug in - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Snacked on - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Bolted down - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
- Snacked - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Absorbed, as a loss - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Partook of - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Used up - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
- Had supper - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Had a little lamb - used 33 times, most recently in 2014
- Had brunch - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Noshed on - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Pigged out - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Did lunch - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Wore away - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Had breakfast - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- "The dog ___ my homework" - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Got fed up? - used 25 times, most recently in 2015
- Brunched - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Feasted on - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Swallowed - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- "Thanks, I already ___" - used 23 times, most recently in 2012
- Had a little something - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Absorb, as a cost - EAT, used 24 times
- Clinic cost - FEE, used 24 times
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