"burn rate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: burn rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} burn rate (plural burn rates)
  1. (figuratively) The speed at which a resource, especially cash, is consumed. Tags: figuratively Related terms: fume date, runrate
    Sense id: en-burn_rate-en-noun-pYtPZ9QT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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