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食い潰す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
食いつぶす
BOOST
Reading : くいつぶす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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食いつぶす is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 213,000 (about 169,000 results)
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Example sentences:
しん
じぎょう
事業
かれ
ざいさん
財産
いつぶしていった

The new business was eating away his fortune.
かれ
ごと
ざいさん
財産
いつぶした

He ate up his fortune by gambling.
あの
ったら
ほんとによく
べる
ざいさん
財産
つぶ
かしら
That boy of mine! He'll eat me out of house and home!
食い潰す
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Reading : くいつぶす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 212,000 (about 171,000 results)
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ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
カイ   つぶ to destroy   つぶれる to be destroyed   
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キ   たっと    とうと precious, valuable   たっと    とうと value, esteem, respect   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
スイ   みず water   
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