Definition of squander in English:

squander

verb ˈskwɒndəˈskwɑndər

[with object]

1Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax
Example sentencesExamples
- Each successive generation, he claims, squanders away its inherited wealth.
- He got involved in various religious cults and squandered all his money.
- Having so much money - and squandering it with such reckless stupidity - should have disqualified her from state aid for life.
- There's so much to do in Vegas that squandering your money at the tables seems like a waste.
- Trust and integrity are precious resources easily squandered, and hard to regain.
- The Appeal Court heard that the then 25-year-old Wilkinson had been a Sheffield University drop-out squandering his inheritance on drink and drugs.
- Schools, he insists, have squandered money that would have been better spent on teachers and books.
- But that didn't work out because I squandered all the money I had, somehow.
- The former heavyweight champion has squandered nearly 300 million in ring earnings through lavish spending and bad advice.
- The state of the health services and the plight of many of our old people are just two reasons why we cannot afford to squander money on another stadium.
- The 34-year-old said she claimed the cash because her husband, who was taking home £20,000 a year, was squandering the money on drugs.
- Continuing their protest tomorrow will only squander what dwindling public support they have left.
- The British public is tired of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money being squandered on schemes that are scrapped after only a few years.
- The important thing now is to dump the tribunals before yet more taxpayers' money is squandered.
- Now, the police have caught him, and found that he had squandered almost all the money.
- He squandered the money brought in by the sale of Emile Heskey and Neil Lennon on over-priced under-achievers.
- He should understand that hard-working British taxpayers do not want him squandering our tax money overseas when it could be used to help British people.
- He says too much tax revenue is being squandered on bureaucracy and inefficiency.
- Today's business environment makes it impossible for organizations to afford to squander any resources.
- I have budgeted successfully since I was a student and have never squandered money.
Synonyms
waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, make poor use of, be prodigal with, spend money like water
informal blow, splurge, pour/throw money down the drain, spend money as if it grows on trees, spend money as if there were no tomorrow, spend money as if it were going out of style
British informal blue, splash out
1. 1.1 Allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost.
  the team squandered several good scoring chances
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's not an awful film, just a painfully average one that squanders its opportunity to make something great out of the justifiably heralded source material.
  It was hard not to feel some sympathy for his opponent, who must have been kicking himself afterwards having squandered a two-set lead.
  Both sides then squandered chances with Motherwell especially culpable in passing up three golden opportunities in quick succession.
  Yet, they squandered these opportunities by not working hard enough.
  With the defeat in Barbados, the unpredictable Pakistan side squandered the opportunity of winning their first-ever Test series.
  He squandered a real opportunity to do something about homelessness and hunger.
  I regret to say that I think the president has squandered some opportunities that we had.
  Bolton boss Sam Allardyce could not hide his frustration at seeing his side squander a lead yet again.
  The second team, however, squandered every advantage or failed to maintain a steady pace when its time came.
  Horlock then squandered three chances inside four minutes.
  The errors are creeping into Ferrero's game now as he squanders an opportunity to earn a break point at 30-30.
  Last night, he said it had betrayed millions of people by squandering its opportunity to become a major political party.
  A washed-out match may present the Windies with their best chance of avoiding another defeat after squandering a terrific opportunity at St George's Park.
  They squandered the opportunity and will surely rue that decision.
  Mr Yeo warned the whole event was in danger of becoming bogged down in costly bureaucracy, and that the Government was in danger of squandering a valuable opportunity to promote Britain.
  They always give away too many silly goals and squander too many easy chances.
  Clearly, a failure of vision at this moment would squander that opportunity.
  During his time as governor, the enemies were student protesters who, Reagan argued, were squandering the opportunities hard-working taxpayers so kindly provided.
  But what we must do, above all else, is not squander the opportunities we have.
  It is sad that we have squandered the opportunity with the ending of the Cold War.

Derivatives

squanderer

noun ˈskwɒndərəˈskwɑnd(ə)rər

As a squanderer of chances he would not have been out of place as a Rangers player yesterday.
Example sentencesExamples
- Economizers will be rewarded, squanderers will pay.
- But the fact that your son is a squanderer and spendthrift does not prevent his inheritance from you.
- I know I am stern with her, but I do not want her to be a squanderer.

Origin

Late 16th century: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

absconder, anaconda, Fonda, Golconda, Honda, nonda, ponder, responder, Wanda, wander, yonder

Definition of squander in US English:

squander

verbˈskwɑndərˈskwändər

[with object]

1Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars
Example sentencesExamples
- He should understand that hard-working British taxpayers do not want him squandering our tax money overseas when it could be used to help British people.
- I have budgeted successfully since I was a student and have never squandered money.
- Trust and integrity are precious resources easily squandered, and hard to regain.
- The 34-year-old said she claimed the cash because her husband, who was taking home £20,000 a year, was squandering the money on drugs.
- There's so much to do in Vegas that squandering your money at the tables seems like a waste.
- Having so much money - and squandering it with such reckless stupidity - should have disqualified her from state aid for life.
- The former heavyweight champion has squandered nearly 300 million in ring earnings through lavish spending and bad advice.
- The state of the health services and the plight of many of our old people are just two reasons why we cannot afford to squander money on another stadium.
- He got involved in various religious cults and squandered all his money.
- Today's business environment makes it impossible for organizations to afford to squander any resources.
- Now, the police have caught him, and found that he had squandered almost all the money.
- The Appeal Court heard that the then 25-year-old Wilkinson had been a Sheffield University drop-out squandering his inheritance on drink and drugs.
- The British public is tired of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money being squandered on schemes that are scrapped after only a few years.
- Schools, he insists, have squandered money that would have been better spent on teachers and books.
- Each successive generation, he claims, squanders away its inherited wealth.
- He squandered the money brought in by the sale of Emile Heskey and Neil Lennon on over-priced under-achievers.
- But that didn't work out because I squandered all the money I had, somehow.
- The important thing now is to dump the tribunals before yet more taxpayers' money is squandered.
- He says too much tax revenue is being squandered on bureaucracy and inefficiency.
- Continuing their protest tomorrow will only squander what dwindling public support they have left.
Synonyms
waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, make poor use of, be prodigal with, spend money like water
1. 1.1 Allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost.
  the team squandered several good scoring chances
  Example sentencesExamples
  I regret to say that I think the president has squandered some opportunities that we had.
  But what we must do, above all else, is not squander the opportunities we have.
  It's not an awful film, just a painfully average one that squanders its opportunity to make something great out of the justifiably heralded source material.
  During his time as governor, the enemies were student protesters who, Reagan argued, were squandering the opportunities hard-working taxpayers so kindly provided.
  With the defeat in Barbados, the unpredictable Pakistan side squandered the opportunity of winning their first-ever Test series.
  Horlock then squandered three chances inside four minutes.
  It is sad that we have squandered the opportunity with the ending of the Cold War.
  They always give away too many silly goals and squander too many easy chances.
  The second team, however, squandered every advantage or failed to maintain a steady pace when its time came.
  A washed-out match may present the Windies with their best chance of avoiding another defeat after squandering a terrific opportunity at St George's Park.
  Mr Yeo warned the whole event was in danger of becoming bogged down in costly bureaucracy, and that the Government was in danger of squandering a valuable opportunity to promote Britain.
  He squandered a real opportunity to do something about homelessness and hunger.
  Both sides then squandered chances with Motherwell especially culpable in passing up three golden opportunities in quick succession.
  It was hard not to feel some sympathy for his opponent, who must have been kicking himself afterwards having squandered a two-set lead.
  Bolton boss Sam Allardyce could not hide his frustration at seeing his side squander a lead yet again.
  Yet, they squandered these opportunities by not working hard enough.
  They squandered the opportunity and will surely rue that decision.
  The errors are creeping into Ferrero's game now as he squanders an opportunity to earn a break point at 30-30.
  Last night, he said it had betrayed millions of people by squandering its opportunity to become a major political party.
  Clearly, a failure of vision at this moment would squander that opportunity.

Origin

Late 16th century: of unknown origin.

单词	squander
释义	Definition of squander in English: squander verb ˈskwɒndəˈskwɑndər [with object] 1Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner. £100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax Example sentencesExamples Each successive generation, he claims, squanders away its inherited wealth. He got involved in various religious cults and squandered all his money. Having so much money - and squandering it with such reckless stupidity - should have disqualified her from state aid for life. There's so much to do in Vegas that squandering your money at the tables seems like a waste. Trust and integrity are precious resources easily squandered, and hard to regain. The Appeal Court heard that the then 25-year-old Wilkinson had been a Sheffield University drop-out squandering his inheritance on drink and drugs. Schools, he insists, have squandered money that would have been better spent on teachers and books. But that didn't work out because I squandered all the money I had, somehow. The former heavyweight champion has squandered nearly 300 million in ring earnings through lavish spending and bad advice. The state of the health services and the plight of many of our old people are just two reasons why we cannot afford to squander money on another stadium. The 34-year-old said she claimed the cash because her husband, who was taking home £20,000 a year, was squandering the money on drugs. Continuing their protest tomorrow will only squander what dwindling public support they have left. The British public is tired of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money being squandered on schemes that are scrapped after only a few years. The important thing now is to dump the tribunals before yet more taxpayers' money is squandered. Now, the police have caught him, and found that he had squandered almost all the money. He squandered the money brought in by the sale of Emile Heskey and Neil Lennon on over-priced under-achievers. He should understand that hard-working British taxpayers do not want him squandering our tax money overseas when it could be used to help British people. He says too much tax revenue is being squandered on bureaucracy and inefficiency. Today's business environment makes it impossible for organizations to afford to squander any resources. I have budgeted successfully since I was a student and have never squandered money. Synonyms waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, make poor use of, be prodigal with, spend money like water informal blow, splurge, pour/throw money down the drain, spend money as if it grows on trees, spend money as if there were no tomorrow, spend money as if it were going out of style British informal blue, splash out 1.1 Allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost. the team squandered several good scoring chances Example sentencesExamples It's not an awful film, just a painfully average one that squanders its opportunity to make something great out of the justifiably heralded source material. It was hard not to feel some sympathy for his opponent, who must have been kicking himself afterwards having squandered a two-set lead. Both sides then squandered chances with Motherwell especially culpable in passing up three golden opportunities in quick succession. Yet, they squandered these opportunities by not working hard enough. With the defeat in Barbados, the unpredictable Pakistan side squandered the opportunity of winning their first-ever Test series. He squandered a real opportunity to do something about homelessness and hunger. I regret to say that I think the president has squandered some opportunities that we had. Bolton boss Sam Allardyce could not hide his frustration at seeing his side squander a lead yet again. The second team, however, squandered every advantage or failed to maintain a steady pace when its time came. Horlock then squandered three chances inside four minutes. The errors are creeping into Ferrero's game now as he squanders an opportunity to earn a break point at 30-30. Last night, he said it had betrayed millions of people by squandering its opportunity to become a major political party. A washed-out match may present the Windies with their best chance of avoiding another defeat after squandering a terrific opportunity at St George's Park. They squandered the opportunity and will surely rue that decision. Mr Yeo warned the whole event was in danger of becoming bogged down in costly bureaucracy, and that the Government was in danger of squandering a valuable opportunity to promote Britain. They always give away too many silly goals and squander too many easy chances. Clearly, a failure of vision at this moment would squander that opportunity. During his time as governor, the enemies were student protesters who, Reagan argued, were squandering the opportunities hard-working taxpayers so kindly provided. But what we must do, above all else, is not squander the opportunities we have. It is sad that we have squandered the opportunity with the ending of the Cold War. Derivatives squanderer noun ˈskwɒndərəˈskwɑnd(ə)rər As a squanderer of chances he would not have been out of place as a Rangers player yesterday. Example sentencesExamples Economizers will be rewarded, squanderers will pay. But the fact that your son is a squanderer and spendthrift does not prevent his inheritance from you. I know I am stern with her, but I do not want her to be a squanderer. Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes absconder, anaconda, Fonda, Golconda, Honda, nonda, ponder, responder, Wanda, wander, yonder Definition of squander in US English: squander verbˈskwɑndərˈskwändər [with object] 1Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner. entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars Example sentencesExamples He should understand that hard-working British taxpayers do not want him squandering our tax money overseas when it could be used to help British people. I have budgeted successfully since I was a student and have never squandered money. Trust and integrity are precious resources easily squandered, and hard to regain. The 34-year-old said she claimed the cash because her husband, who was taking home £20,000 a year, was squandering the money on drugs. There's so much to do in Vegas that squandering your money at the tables seems like a waste. Having so much money - and squandering it with such reckless stupidity - should have disqualified her from state aid for life. The former heavyweight champion has squandered nearly 300 million in ring earnings through lavish spending and bad advice. The state of the health services and the plight of many of our old people are just two reasons why we cannot afford to squander money on another stadium. He got involved in various religious cults and squandered all his money. Today's business environment makes it impossible for organizations to afford to squander any resources. Now, the police have caught him, and found that he had squandered almost all the money. The Appeal Court heard that the then 25-year-old Wilkinson had been a Sheffield University drop-out squandering his inheritance on drink and drugs. The British public is tired of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money being squandered on schemes that are scrapped after only a few years. Schools, he insists, have squandered money that would have been better spent on teachers and books. Each successive generation, he claims, squanders away its inherited wealth. He squandered the money brought in by the sale of Emile Heskey and Neil Lennon on over-priced under-achievers. But that didn't work out because I squandered all the money I had, somehow. The important thing now is to dump the tribunals before yet more taxpayers' money is squandered. He says too much tax revenue is being squandered on bureaucracy and inefficiency. Continuing their protest tomorrow will only squander what dwindling public support they have left. Synonyms waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, make poor use of, be prodigal with, spend money like water 1.1 Allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost. the team squandered several good scoring chances Example sentencesExamples I regret to say that I think the president has squandered some opportunities that we had. But what we must do, above all else, is not squander the opportunities we have. It's not an awful film, just a painfully average one that squanders its opportunity to make something great out of the justifiably heralded source material. During his time as governor, the enemies were student protesters who, Reagan argued, were squandering the opportunities hard-working taxpayers so kindly provided. With the defeat in Barbados, the unpredictable Pakistan side squandered the opportunity of winning their first-ever Test series. Horlock then squandered three chances inside four minutes. It is sad that we have squandered the opportunity with the ending of the Cold War. They always give away too many silly goals and squander too many easy chances. The second team, however, squandered every advantage or failed to maintain a steady pace when its time came. A washed-out match may present the Windies with their best chance of avoiding another defeat after squandering a terrific opportunity at St George's Park. Mr Yeo warned the whole event was in danger of becoming bogged down in costly bureaucracy, and that the Government was in danger of squandering a valuable opportunity to promote Britain. He squandered a real opportunity to do something about homelessness and hunger. Both sides then squandered chances with Motherwell especially culpable in passing up three golden opportunities in quick succession. It was hard not to feel some sympathy for his opponent, who must have been kicking himself afterwards having squandered a two-set lead. Bolton boss Sam Allardyce could not hide his frustration at seeing his side squander a lead yet again. Yet, they squandered these opportunities by not working hard enough. They squandered the opportunity and will surely rue that decision. The errors are creeping into Ferrero's game now as he squanders an opportunity to earn a break point at 30-30. Last night, he said it had betrayed millions of people by squandering its opportunity to become a major political party. Clearly, a failure of vision at this moment would squander that opportunity. Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin.
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