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squandering

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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.
[Origin unknown.]
squander·er n.
squander·ing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.squandering - spending resources lavishly and wastefully; "more wasteful than the squandering of time"
waste, wastefulness, dissipation - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
squandermania - prodigious squandering (usually by a government)


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And of that which is neither yours nor your subjects' you can be a ready giver, as were Cyrus, Caesar, and Alexander; because it does not take away your reputation if you squander that of others, but adds to it; it is only squandering your own that injures you.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
Surely the king would reproach me with nothing, but he would laugh at me, while squandering my millions, and with good reason.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
And this trait she found hard to reconcile with her tales of squandering.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
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