squander

squan·der  (skwndr)

tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders

1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste.

2. To fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for: squandered an opportunity to go to college.

3. Obsolete To scatter.

n.

Extravagant expenditure; prodigality.

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squander·er n.

squander·ing·ly adv.

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squander

Verb

to waste (money or resources) [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	squander - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" waste, blow expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
	2.	squander - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" ware, consume, waste fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, fool, dissipate, shoot - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" luxuriate, wanton - become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously lavish, shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" overspend - spend at a high rate expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money" splurge, fling - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

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squander

verb waste, spend, fritter away, blow (slang) consume, scatter, run through, lavish, throw away, misuse, dissipate, expend, misspend, be prodigal with, frivol away, spend like water << OPPOSITE save

Translations

squander [ˈskwɔndəʳ] vt [+ money] → derrochar, despilfarrar [+ chances]; desperdiciar

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squander [ˈskwɔndəʳ] vt → gaspiller, dilapider

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squander [ˈskwɔndəʳ] vt → verschwenden;

(chances) → vertun

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squander [ˈskwɔndəʳ] vt → dissipare

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squander

v squander [ˈskwondə]

to waste He squandered all his money on gambling. vermors يُبَذِّر прахосвам rozházet klatte væk vergeuden κατασπαταλώ raiskama باد و بوران tuhlata dilapider לְבַזבֵּז उड़ाना, गंवाना tratiti, spiskati elpazarol membuang-buang sóa, eyða dilapidare, sperperare 浪費する (돈·시간을) 낭비하다, 함부로 쓰다 (iš)švaistyti izšķiest; izšķērdēt membazir verkwisten sette over styr, ødsle bort trwonić desperdiçar a risipi проматывать rozhádzať zapraviti traćiti slösa (ödsla) bort ใช้จ่ายสุรุ่ยสุร่าย israf/çarçur etmek 濫用，浪費 марнувати; розтринькувати ضائع کرنا lãng phí 滥用，浪费