Usually means: Manage with available limited resources.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word make do:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. make-do, make do: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. make-do, make do: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. make-do: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. make do: Collins English Dictionary
  5. make-do, make do: Vocabulary.com
  6. make-do: Wordnik
  7. make do: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. make-do, make do: Wiktionary
  9. make-do: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. make-do, make do: Dictionary.com
  11. make do: Rhymezone
  12. make-do, make do: Free Dictionary
  13. make-do, make do: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. make-do, make do: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. make do: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Make Do: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See make_dos as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (make do)

verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic, informal) To survive, get by (with), or use whatever is available (due to lack of resources).
verb:  (transitive, informal) To put into action.
verb:  (transitive, informal) To use for one's purpose something worn, defective, or intended for another purpose.

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