Squander word meaning and definition

[verb] spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
[verb] spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"
[verb] spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"

\Squan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv["a]tta to squirt, sqv["a]ttra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.] 1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Our squandered troops he rallies. --Dryden. 2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate. The crime of squandering health is equal to the folly. --Rambler. Syn: To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.
\Squan"der\, v. i. 1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful. They often squandered, but they never gave. --Savage. 2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.] The wise man's folly is anatomized Even by squandering glances of the fool. --Shak.
\Squan"der\, n. The act of squandering; waste.

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