squander
verb/ˈskwɒndə(r)/
/ˈskwɑːndər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they squander | /ˈskwɒndə(r)/ /ˈskwɑːndər/ |
| he / she / it squanders | /ˈskwɒndəz/ /ˈskwɑːndərz/ |
| past simple squandered | /ˈskwɒndəd/ /ˈskwɑːndərd/ |
| past participle squandered | /ˈskwɒndəd/ /ˈskwɑːndərd/ |
| -ing form squandering | /ˈskwɒndərɪŋ/ /ˈskwɑːndərɪŋ/ |
- squander something (on somebody/something) to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way
- He squandered all his money on gambling.
- She squandered her chances of winning.
- He just squandered his talent.
- The company squandered millions on two dead-end projects.
- The team squandered several good scoring chances.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySquander is used with these nouns as the object:- chance
- fortune
- goodwill
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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