'Squander' definitions:

Definition of 'squander'

From: WordNet
verb
Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: waste, blow, squander] [ant: conserve, economise, economize, husband]
verb
Spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" [syn: consume, squander, waste, ware]

Definition of 'Squander'

From: GCIDE
  • Squander \Squan"der\, n. The act of squandering; waste. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Squander'

From: GCIDE
  • Squander \Squan"der\ (skw[o^]n"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squandered (-d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squandering.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv[aum]tta to squirt, sqv[aum]ttra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.]
  • 1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Our squandered troops he rallies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate. [1913 Webster]
  • The crime of squandering health is equal to the folly. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Squander'

From: GCIDE
  • Squander \Squan"der\, v. i.
  • 1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful. [1913 Webster]
  • They often squandered, but they never gave. --Savage. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • The wise man's folly is anatomized Even by squandering glances of the fool. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'squander'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Squander'