Squander

Word SQUANDER
Character 8
Hyphenation squan der
Pronunciations /ˈskwɒnd.ə/

Definitions and meanings of "Squander"

What do we mean by squander?

To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. synonym: waste. transitive verb

To fail to take advantage of. transitive verb

To scatter. transitive verb

Extravagant expenditure; prodigality. noun

The act of squandering. noun

To scatter; disperse.

To spend lavishly, profusely, or prodigally; dissipate; use without economy or judgment; lavish: as, to squander one's money or an estate.

To disperse; wander aimlessly; go at random.

To waste one's substance; go to wasteful expense; spend recklessly.

The act of squandering; waste. noun

To spend lavishly; to be wasteful. intransitive verb

To wander at random; to scatter. intransitive verb

To scatter; to disperse. transitive verb

To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate. transitive verb

To waste, lavish, splurge verb

Spend thoughtlessly; throw away verb

Spend extravagantly verb

To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.

To scatter; to disperse.

To wander at random; to scatter.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Squander

The word "squander" in example sentences

Will we see Brown bite the bullet and push for this referendum, or will we see him once again squander the chance for proper reform, reform that the Liberal Democrat’s have been calling for well before the expense scandal? ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was already sketching mental notes for my optimistic space exploration trilogy, so I didn't want to "squander" ideas for the novel by shoehorning them into a shorter piece. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To DW-S's mind, the economy is turning around, and now we have to worry that the new House majority will "squander" it. ❋ Jason Linkins (2011)

That moment, the world was so on our side and we did kind of squander that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have finally gotten around to using the word "squander". ❋ Unclebob (2002)

Because, without us (the Good People), injury victims "squander" their personal injury settlements. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gordon Brown launched a new assault on excessive pay today with plans to name and shame bodies that "squander" public funds on huge salaries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Bush cover-up of torture bad, Obama cover-up of torture a good and necessary measure to save precious American lives." now being warned by his generals not to "squander" with his plans for pulling out some troops and leaving behind tens of thousands of others: ❋ Unknown (2009)

Citizens are tired of watching their governments squander their freedom to enrich this handful of corporations, and they are tired of being intimidated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Either way, the world should not squander this opportunity to turn a symbolic victory over al Qaeda into a substantive one for ordinary Pakistanis as well. ❋ Sadanand Dhume (2011)

The United States simply cannot afford to squander more time and resources for a nonvital Afghanistan before the core of U.S. power and freedom—the American economy—begins an irreversible decline. ❋ Leslie Gelb (2011)

But trying to keep a primitive labor-intensive industry in the U.S. by protecting it and perhaps stuffing it with subsidized investment will just squander money that would have been better spent defending an industry in which America has a fighting chance. ❋ Ian Fletcher (2011)

Of course he went on to squander the good will of the entire world while failing to catch all the people that attacked us, but at that time and in that place, I was proud that he was my President. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This hope and goodwill is the main thing that Egypt's transition process has going for it; it would be a terrible waste to squander it on shoddy, opaque preparation. ❋ Neil Hicks (2011)

Furthermore, many universal providers are suffering from their own economic hardships and this irresponsible giving can precipitate their economic demise as they squander the precious few dollars they had stored for living expenses, bills or even retirement and other important long-term goals. ❋ Ryan Mack (2011)

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