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   squander

   /ˈskwɒndə/

   verb

   • 1. waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner: "£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax"
   • ▪ allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost: "the team squandered several good scoring chances"

   Word Origin late 16th century: of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. squanderer noun

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   What does squander mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz Autocorrect can’t save you now. The meaning of SQUANDER is to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate, waste. How to use squander in a sentence.

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   What does squander money mean?

   • If you squander money, resources, or opportunities, you waste them. Hooker didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices. [VERB noun + on] He had squandered his chances to win. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Are You squandering time & money?

   • You can squander time as well as money. If you have a big deadline but you are chatting away or looking at social networking sites, you are squandering your time. If you have an opportunity to play for a major league baseball team but show up late to tryouts and criticize the coach, you have probably squandered your chance.

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   Do you squander your opportunities when you're young?

   • Don’t squander your opportunities when you are young. Fifty-five percent of likely voters are convinced that much of the state's tax money is being squandered. squander sth on sth Politicians are accused of squandering more than $1 billion on misguided and futile programs aimed at stimulating the economy.

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   Is transport planning a massive squander?

   • Transport planning in the capital is a massive squander. Both have squandered chances to run off into the sunset. Villas-Boas looked ready to explode as he sensed another squandered opportunity. They are the ones guilty of squandering money. But they squandered two golden second-half openings.

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   Should government squander taxpayers' money?

   • Government should not squander the taxpayers ’ money. Don’t squander your opportunities when you are young. Fifty-five percent of likely voters are convinced that much of the state's tax money is being squandered.

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   SQUANDER definition: 1. to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage: 2…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     SQUANDER meaning: 1. to waste money or supplies, or to waste...

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     SQUANDER translate: 浪费，挥霍（金钱或补给品）;糟蹋（机会）. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Squander, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SQUANDER definicja: 1. to waste money or supplies, or to...

   • Squander: Italian Translation

     squander translate: dissipare, sprecare, dilapidare,...

   • Squander: Portuguese Translation

     SQUANDER translate: esbanjar, desperdiçar. Learn more in the...

   • Squander: German Translation

     SQUANDER translate: vergeuden. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Squander: Polish Translation

     SQUANDER translate: trwonić, trwonić. Learn more in the...

   • Squander: Japanese Translation

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   The meaning of SQUANDER is to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate, waste. How to use squander in a sentence.

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   Squander definition: to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).. See examples of SQUANDER used in a sentence.

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   squander in British English. (ˈskwɒndə ) verb (transitive) 1. to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. 2. an obsolete word for scatter. noun. 3. rare. extravagance or dissipation.

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   1. to spend or use extravagantly or wastefully. 2. to scatter. n. 3. extravagant or wasteful expenditure.

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   To squander means to spend extravagantly, thoughtlessly, or wastefully. If you need to save for college, don't squander your income on nightly sushi dinners.

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   to waste time, money, etc: He squandered all his money on alcohol and drugs. (Definition of squander from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of squander. in Chinese (Traditional) 浪費，揮霍（金錢或補給品）, 糟蹋（機會）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 浪费，挥霍（金钱或补给品）, 糟蹋（机会）… See more. in Spanish. derrochar, despilfarrar…