squander

UK /ˈskwɒnd.ə/ US /ˈskwɑn.dɚ/

verb 3

Definitions

verb

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

1886, Cora Pearl, Memoirs. "I have squandered money enormously.... I ought to have saved, but saving is not easy in such a whirl of excitement as that in which I have lived."

To scatter; to disperse.

[…]our ſquander’d Troops he rallies:[…]

To wander at random; to scatter.

[…]The Wiſe-mans folly is anathomiz’d / Euen by ſquandring glances of the foole.

Collocations

VERB + SQUANDER

afford, cannot, doesn't, don't, shouldn't

SQUANDER + NOUN

health, money, opportunities, opportunity, words

ADV.

newly, shamelessly, then

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — spend extravagantly

verb — spend thoughtlessly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

1886, Cora Pearl, Memoirs. "I have squandered money enormously.... I ought to have saved, but saving is not easy in such a whirl of excitement as that in which I have lived."

Wiktionary

1746, Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.

Wiktionary

First you squander your health to acquire money; then your money to get your health back.

Tatoeba · #2585331

Don't squander your newly earned money!

Tatoeba · #3553355

Do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.

Tatoeba · #5562600

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, squander is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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