power drain

Battery life killer

A power drain is something that depletes energy or resources.

Literally, it's a device or process that draws electrical power: That old refrigerator is a real power drain.

Figuratively, anything exhausting qualifies—a demanding person, a tedious task, an endless meeting: Committee work is a power drain I didn't anticipate.

Related

running low · voltage · energy · depletion · siphon · leak · parasitic · current · wattage · blackout · brownout · surge · outlet · charger · dying · low · empty · vampire

Categories
Opposites
energy flow direction

power drainrecharge

Restore electrical capacity

power supply · charging · battery charge · power boost · replenishment

resource consumption vs. generation

power drainpower generation

Process of creating electricity

power source · energy saving · energy production · power output · power efficiency

system efficiency

power drainenergy efficiency

Minimizing wasted power

power saver · standby mode

Family

power, drain, powers, powered, powering, powerful, powerfully, powerless, powerlessness

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G