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SQUANDER

\skwˈɒndə], \skwˈɒndə], \s_k_w_ˈɒ_n_d_ə]\

Definitions of SQUANDER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate.
To spend lavishly; to be wasteful.
To wander at random; to scatter.
The act of squandering; waste.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To be very wasteful.
Squanderer.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Squanderer.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Squanderer.
To spend money, etc., lavishly and wastefully.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To spend lavishly and wastefully; to dissipate.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To spend profusely or wastefully; to spend without economy or judgment.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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