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been drains
verb
To lose liquid.
synonyms
Exact(1)
The investment portfolio has performed sluggishly, it says; costs are too high and inflexible; and two subsidiaries, a fund administration platform and a third-party asset management business, have been drains on resources.
Similar(59)
Vietnam and Laos have been drained.
"Emotionally it has been draining.
Now it's been drained for farming".
Certainly, the swamp hasn't been drained.
Swamps have been drained and trees cut.
"It's been draining.
Their athletic capacity will have been drained.
Psychologically it's been draining.
The world has been drained.
It is draining.
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