► 動詞焦げ付く  [(3)こげつく]    
meaning:  burn  rank: 4☆ 
肉が
フライパンに焦げ付いた ⇨ Meat got burned on the pan
焦げ付く  [(3)こげつく]  [coll]    
meaning:  recover  rank: 4☆ 
貸した
金が焦げ付いた ⇨ I’m having a problem recovering the money I had loaned  
(☛ Fail to recover money, typically because the debtor has become bankrupt)