squander
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squander
- /ˈskwɒnd.ə/ UK
- [ˈskwɒn.də] UK
- /ˈskwɑn.dɚ/ US
- [ˈskʷɑn.dɚ] US
Rhymes with -ɒndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Earliest uses (late 16th c.) "to spend recklessly or prodigiously", also "to scatter over a wide area". Of unknown origin. Perhaps a blend of scatter + wander.
Compare Danish skvætte (rare)/skvatte (“to splash”) (nominalised: skvæt), Icelandic skvetta (“to squirt”), Swedish skvätta (“to splash”), Norwegian Bokmål skvette.
verb squanders · squandering · squandered
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To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
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Similar: waste, lavish, splurge, slather, throw away, make ducks and drakes of, play ducks and drakes with, blow · Opposite: conserve, hoard, save
- To scatter; to disperse. […]our ſquander’d Troops he rallies:[…]
- To wander at random; to scatter. […]The Wiſe-mans folly is anathomiz’d / Euen by ſquandring glances of the foole.
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verb to waste
| Español | malbaratar, despilfarrar, derrochar, farrear, malgastar, desperdiciar |
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| 한국어 | 낭비하다 nangbihada |
| 日本語 | 浪費する rōhi suru, 乱費する ranpi suru, 使い尽くす tsukaitsukusu |
| 中文 | 浪費 /浪费 làngfèi, 揮霍 /挥霍 huīhuò |
| Português | esbanjar |
| Français | gâcher, gaspiller, dilapider |
| Deutsch | verschwenden, vergeuden, verprassen |
| Italiano | dissipare, dilapidare, scialare, sperperare |
| Română | irosi |
| Русский | прома́тывать promátyvatʹ, промота́ть promotátʹ, разбаза́ривать razbazárivatʹ, разбаза́рить razbazáritʹ, растра́чивать rastráčivatʹ, растра́тить rastrátitʹ |
Talk about this word "squander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/squander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. squander. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/squander "squander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/squander.Cite this
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title = {squander},
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