Squander meaning
Squander is defined as to be wasteful.
An example of squander is taking a bite out of every piece in a shared box of chocolates until finding one you like.
verb
To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
verb
To spend or use wastefully or extravagantly.
verb
To fail to take advantage of.
Squandered an opportunity to go to college.
verb
To scatter.
verb
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Extravagant expenditure; prodigality.
noun
To be wasteful or extravagant.
verb
A squandering; extravagant expenditure.
noun
To wander at random; to scatter.
verb
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Origin of squander
- Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Compare Danish skvætte (rare)/skvatte (“to splash") (nominalised: skvæt), Icelandic skvetta (“to squirt"), Norwegian bokmÃ¥l skvette.
From Wiktionary