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1. (v.t.) squander
to spend or use extravagantly or wastefully.
2. squander
to scatter.
3. (n.) squander
extravagant or wasteful expenditure.
Etymology: (1585–95; orig. uncert.)
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| Definition of 'squander' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) waste, blow, squander
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
2. (verb) consume, squander, waste, ware
spend extravagantly
"waste not, want not"
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| Definition of 'squander' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) squander
the act of squandering; waste
2. (verb) squander
to scatter; to disperse
3. (verb) squander
to spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate
4. (verb) squander
to spend lavishly; to be wasteful
5. (verb) squander
to wander at random; to scatter
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Sense: to waste
He squandered all his money on gambling.
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 Afrikaans: vermors |
 Arabic: يُبَذِّر |
 Bulgarian: прахосвам |
 Brazilian: desperdiçar |
 Czech: rozházet |
 German: vergeuden |
 Danish: klatte væk |
 Greek: κατασπαταλώ |
 Estonian: raiskama |
 Farsi: باد و بوران |
 Finnish: haaskata |
 French: dilapider |
 Hebrew: לְבַזבֵּז |
 Hindi: उड़ाना, गंवाना |
 Croatian: tratiti, spiskati |
 Hungarian: elpazarol |
 Indonesian: membuang-buang |
 Icelandic: sóa, eyða |
 Italian: dilapidare, sperperare |
 Japanese: 浪費する |
 Korean: 낭비하다 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)švaistyti |
 Latvian: izšķiest; izšķērdēt |
 Malay: membazir |
 Dutch: verkwisten |
 Norwegian: sette over styr,ødsle bor |
 Polish: trwonić |
 Portuguese: desperdiçar |
 Romanian: a risipi |
 Russian: проматывать |
 Slovak: rozhádzať |
 Slovenian: zapraviti |
 Serbian: traćiti |
 Swedish: slösa (ödsla) bort |
 Thai: ใช้จ่ายสุรุ่ยสุร่าย |
 Turkish: israf/çarçur etmek |
 Taiwanese: 浪費，揮霍 |
 Ukrainian: марнувати; розтринькувати |
 Urdu: ضائع کرنا |
 Vietnamese: lãng phí |
 Chinese: 滥用，浪费 |
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