How do you pronounce 耗?

Q: How do you pronounce 耗? A: hou3, e.g.

耗 (hou3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

耗 (hou3, hào) — to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally; bad (crops)

耗力 (hou3 lik6) — to require much effort
耗子 (hou3 zi2) — (dialect) mouse; rat
耗損 (hou3 syun2) — to waste
耗散 (hou3 saan3) — to dissipate; to squander
耗時 (hou3 si4) — time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)
耗時耗力 (hou3 si4 hou3 lik6) — requiring much time and effort