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 [ˈskwɒndə]

vb (tr)

1. to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate

2. an obsolete word for scatter

n

Rare extravagance or dissipation

[of unknown origin]

squanderer  n

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 He had squandered his chances to win.
keep, save, be frugal, be thrifty, store, economize, put aside for a rainy day

Translations

squander [ˈskwɒndəʳ] VT [+ money] → derrochar, despilfarrar; [+ opportunity] → desperdiciar; [+ time, resources] → emplear mal

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squander [ˈskwɒndə^r] vt

[+ money] → gaspiller

[+ chances] → gâcher

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squander

vt → verschwenden, vergeuden (→ on an +acc); opportunity → vertun

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squander [ˈskwɒndəʳ] vt (money) → sperperare, dissipare, scialacquare; (time, opportunity) → sprecare, perdere

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squander [ˈskwɒndəʳ] vt (money) → sperperare, dissipare, scialacquare; (time, opportunity) → sprecare, perdere

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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 낭비하다 (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

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squander → يُبَدِد vyplýtvat klatte væk vergeuden χαραμίζω despilfarrar tuhlata dilapider potratiti sperperare 浪費する 낭비하다 verspillen sløse roztrwonić desperdiçar расточать slösa bort ใช้จ่ายสุรุ่ยสุร่าย boşa harcamak lãng phí 浪费