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- Dictionarysquan·der/ˈskwändər/
verb
- 1. waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner: "entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars"
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The meaning of SQUANDER is to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate, waste. How to use squander in a sentence.
SQUANDER definition: 1. to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage: 2…. Learn more.
To squander means to spend extravagantly, thoughtlessly, or wastefully. If you need to save for college, don't squander your income on nightly sushi dinners. Squander used to mean scatter, and the way we use it now implies throwing something (like money) all over the place.
to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly. verb intransitive. 2. to be wasteful or extravagant. noun.
SQUANDER meaning: 1. to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage: 2…. Learn more.
squander something (on somebody/something) to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way. He squandered all his money on gambling. She squandered her chances of winning. He just squandered his talent. The company squandered millions on two dead-end projects.
1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. To fail to take advantage of: squandered an opportunity to go to college. 3. Archaic To scatter. n. Extravagant expenditure; prodigality. [Origin unknown.] squan′der·er n. squan′der·ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully. 2. to scatter. noun. 3. extravagant or wasteful expenditure. SYNONYMS 1. waste, dissipate, lavish.
to waste time, money, etc: He squandered all his money on alcohol and drugs. (Definition of squander from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of squander. in Chinese (Traditional) 浪費，揮霍（金錢或補給品）, 糟蹋（機會）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 浪费，挥霍（金钱或补给品）, 糟蹋（机会）… See more. in Spanish. derrochar, despilfarrar…
Squander definition: to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).. See examples of SQUANDER used in a sentence.
