Absorb, as a cost

The answer

EAT

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAT answer page.

Used 24 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EAT

Every other clue in this collection answered by EAT, most used first.

• "Dig in!" - used 334 times, most recently in 2026
• Consume - used 268 times, most recently in 2026
• Chow down - used 257 times, most recently in 2026
• Dine - used 144 times, most recently in 2026
• Put away - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• "Mangia!" - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
• Corrode - used 93 times, most recently in 2022
• Have a bite - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Nosh - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Break bread - used 89 times, most recently in 2025
• Have lunch - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a meal - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Gobble up - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Polish off - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Take in - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Devour - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Sup - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
• Break a fast - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Erode - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Ingest - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Down - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Have something - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Have dinner - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Grab a bite - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a snack - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Scarf down - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Munch on - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Wolf down - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Absorb, as a loss - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Nosh on - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• "Have some" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• "Please Don't __ the Daisies" - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
• Snack on - used 22 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Absorbed, as a cost - ATE, used 66 times
• Absorb, with "up" - SOP, used 63 times
• ___ up (absorb) - SOP, used 42 times
• Clinic cost - FEE, used 24 times

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