Adjective: squandered skwón-du(r)dVerb: squander skwón-du(r)
- Spend thoughtlessly; throw away
"You squandered the opportunity to get an advanced degree";
- waste, blow [informal]
- Spend extravagantly
"squander not, want not";
- consume, waste, ware [archaic]
See also: lost
Type of: consume, deplete, drop, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, spend, use, use up, wipe out
Antonym: conserve
Encyclopedia: Squander