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[ skwon -der ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈskwɒn dər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away ).
to scatter.
noun extravagant or wasteful expenditure.
Origin of squander First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain
SYNONYMS FOR squander 1 waste, dissipate, lavish.
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synonym study for squander 1 . See spend.
OTHER WORDS FROM squander squan·der·er, noun squan·der·ing·ly, adverb re·squan·der, verb (used with object) un·squan·dered, adjective Words nearby squander squamous metaplasia of amnion, squamous odontogenic tumor, squamous suture, squamozygomatic, squamulose, squander , Squanto, square, square away, square-bashing, square bracket
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Example sentences from the Web for squander We need to tell our politicians to not squander our heritage.
Honeywell CEO to Washington: Don’t Squander Our Heritage | Dave Cote| October 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
On the other hand, if we let fear carry the day, we will squander another key moment to move forward together.
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Do we scale up effective intervention now and see a payoff in the next few years, or squander that opportunity?
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I never knew him to take his time, squander words to be merely decorous.
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But he has chosen to squander them in ways that have offended me.
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And are you going to alter Jean's share too, so that this precious Vernon fellow may have something to squander ?
The Prodigal Father | J. Storer Clouston
Oh, why had she squander ed, or allowed Stan to squander , those good round sovereigns of Hallowell and Smith's!
A Crooked Mile | Oliver Onions
His successor and namesake did his best to squander away his fortune of thirty thousand pounds a year.
Nooks and Corners of Old England | Allan Fea
"But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says.
The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, [Vol 3 of 3] | Benjamin Franklin
They also squander virtues and reputation and aptitudes and opportunities.
Living for the Best | James G. K. McClure
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British Dictionary definitions for squander verb (tr) to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate
an obsolete word for scatter
noun rare extravagance or dissipation
Derived forms of squander squanderer , noun Word Origin for squander C16: of unknown origin
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