squander

(skwŏn'dər)
tr.v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.

1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See synonyms at waste.
2. To fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for: squandered an opportunity to go to college.
3. Obsolete. To scatter.

n.
Extravagant expenditure; prodigality.

[Origin unknown.]

squanderer squan'der·er n.
squanderingly squan'der·ing·ly adv.

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verb

1. To use up foolishly or needlessly: consume, devour, dissipate, waste. See save/waste.
2. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, throw away, trifle away, waste. Slang blow¹. See save/waste.

noun

Excessive or imprudent expenditure: extravagance, extravagancy, lavishness, prodigality, profligacy, profuseness, profusion, waste, wastefulness. See careful/careless, save/waste.

v

Definition: fritter away, use up
Antonyms: hoard, save, make good use of, manage, save, set aside

For a list of words related to squander, see:

• Economics and Economic Theory - squander: (vb) spend resources extravagantly or foolishly
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - squander: (vb) spend money wastefully or extravagantly

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - formøble, forøde
n. - ødslen

Nederlands (Dutch)
verkwanselen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dilapider, gaspiller, gâcher, dissiper
n. - gaspillage

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergeuden
n. - Vergeuden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (κατα)σπαταλώ, χαραμίζω

Italiano (Italian)
sprecare, spreco

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desperdiçar

Русский (Russian)
расточительство, мотовство, безрассудно тратить, рассеивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - derrochar, despilfarrar, malgastar
n. - derroche, despilfarro

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slösa, ödsla bort

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
浪费, 挥霍

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 浪費, 揮霍
n. - 浪費, 揮霍

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 낭비하다, 분산 시키다, (재산을) 탕진하다
n. - 낭비, 산재

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 浪費する
n. - 浪費

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبذر الفلوس, , يبدد, يسرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בזבז‬
n. - ‮בזבוז‬

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