Associations to the word «Squander»
Noun
- Extravagance
- Fortune
- Inheritance
- Wealth
- Money
- Folly
- Gambling
- Luxury
- Neglect
- Franc
- Bug
- Consensus
- Opportunity
- Treasure
- Resource
- Million
- Talent
- Waste
- Debt
- Ruin
- Pleasure
- Expense
- Rich
- Sum
- Yankee
- Chance
- Lead
- Earning
- Buy
- Wage
- Magic
- Substance
- Princes
- Throw
- Giovanni
- Mistress
- Gift
- Ambition
- Thousand
- Critic
- Accused
- Laughter
- Comfort
- Empire
- Everything
- Successor
- Estate
- Profit
- Acquisition
- Devil
- Advantage
Adjective
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Wiktionary
SQUANDER, verb. To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
SQUANDER, verb. (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
SQUANDER, verb. (obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.
Dictionary definition
SQUANDER, verb. Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree".
SQUANDER, verb. Spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not".
Wise words
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