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- pronunciation:
- skwan
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
squanders, squandering, squandered |
| definition: |
to spend or expend (money, time, or effort) wastefully.
He squandered the fortune that he had inherited, and now he was penniless.They shouldn't squander their time and effort on such a worthless project.- synonyms:
- consume, dissipate, fritter away, waste
- antonyms:
- conserve, economize, eke, save
- similar words:
- blow, lavish, lose, misspend, misuse, splurge, wanton
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| related words: |
dissipate, gamble, misplace, waste |
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| derivation: |
squanderer (n.) |
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