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- [skwon-der]
- /ˈskwɒn dər/
- /ˈskwɒn.dər/
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- [skwon-der]
- /ˈskwɒn dər/
Definitions of squander word
- verb with object squander to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away). 1
- verb with object squander to scatter. 1
- noun squander extravagant or wasteful expenditure. 1
- transitive verb squander money: waste 1
- transitive verb squander opportunity, etc.: waste 1
- intransitive verb squander money: waste on sth 1
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Origin of squander
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Squander
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
squander popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
squander usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for squander
verb squander
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- avail oneself of — to make use of to one's advantage
noun squander
- come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- icing on the cake — a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
- immoderation — lack of moderation.
- expenditure — The action of spending funds.
- extravagance — Lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources.
Antonyms for squander
verb squander
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- beat off — to drive back; repel
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