About The Word Squander
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Squander
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What's The Definition Of Squander?
[v] spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
[v] spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater" [v] spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends" Synonyms | Synonyms for Squander: blow | consume | ware | waste Related Terms | Find terms related to Squander: See Also | burn | dissipate | drop | drop | expend | expend | fling | fool | fool away | fritter | fritter away | frivol away | lavish | luxuriate | overspend | shoot | shower | spend | spend | splurge | use | wanton Squander In Webster's Dictionary \Squan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squandered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water
about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan.
sqvatte, Sw. sqv["a]tta to squirt, sqv["a]ttra to squander,
Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.]
1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]
Our squandered troops he rallies. --Dryden.
2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or
wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to
dissipate; as, to squander an estate.
The crime of squandering health is equal to the
folly. --Rambler.
Syn: To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.
\Squan"der\, v. i. 1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful. They often squandered, but they never gave. --Savage. 2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.] The wise man's folly is anatomized Even by squandering glances of the fool. --Shak. \Squan"der\, n. The act of squandering; waste. |
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