squander

  • 11squander — v. (D; tr.) to squander on (to squander a fortune on bad investments) * * * [ skwɒndə] (D; tr.) to squander on (to squander a fortune on bad investments) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12squander — UK [ˈskwɒndə(r)] / US [ˈskwɑndər] verb [transitive] Word forms squander : present tense I/you/we/they squander he/she/it squanders present participle squandering past tense squandered past participle squandered if you squander something such as… …

    English dictionary

  • 13squander — [[t]skwɒ̱ndə(r)[/t]] squanders, squandering, squandered VERB If you squander money, resources, or opportunities, you waste them. [V n] Hooker didn t squander his money on flashy cars or other vices... [V n] He had squandered his chances to win …

    English dictionary

  • 14Squander — Infobox Game subject name=$QUANDER image link= image caption= designer= publisher=Avalon Hill players= ages= setup time= playing time= complexity=Low strategy=Medium random chance=Medium skills=Strategic thought bggid=7277 bggxrefs=t footnotes =… …

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  • 15squander — verb Squander is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chance, ↑fortune, ↑goodwill, ↑money, ↑resource, ↑talent …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16squander — squan|der [ˈskwɔndə US ˈskwa:ndər] v [T] to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc ▪ The home team squandered a number of chances in the first half. squander sth on sth ▪ They squandered the profits on expensive cars …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17squander — squan|der [ skwandər ] verb transitive if you squander something such as money, time, or an opportunity, you do not use it in a sensible way …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18squander — verb (T) to spend money or use your time carelessly on things that are not useful: squander sth on: They squandered millions on that film. squanderer noun (C) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19squander — verb they squander their profits on expensive cars Syn: waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, fritter away, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, spend like water; informal blow, go through, splurge, drop, pour down the drain Ant: manage, make good… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 20squander — /ˈskwɒndə / (say skwonduh) verb (t) Also, squander away. 1. to spend (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully. –noun 2. Rare extravagant or wasteful expenditure. {origin obscure} –squanderer, noun …