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    squan·der
    [ˈskwändər]
    verb
    squandering (present participle)
    1. waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner:
      "entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars"
      • allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost:
        "the team squandered several good scoring chances"
    Origin
    late 16th century: of unknown origin.
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    verb
    1. waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner:
      waste
      misspend
      misuse
      throw away
      dissipate
      run through
      lose
      lavish
      blow
      splurge
      blue
      splash out
      fritter away
      spend recklessly
      spend unwisely
      make poor use of
      be prodigal with
      spend money like water
      pour/throw money down the drain
      spend money as if it grows on trees
      spend money as if there were no tomorrow
      spend money as if it were going out of style
      Opposite:
      manage
      save
      make good use of
       
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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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      What does squandering mean?
      They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun. Ireland squandered several chances, including a penalty that cost them the game. SQUANDERING meaning: 1. present participle of squander 2. to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not…. Learn more.

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      How do you use squander in a sentence?
      Particularly used in phrases such as “squander an opportunity” or “squander an inheritance”. It may be used even if one starts with little, though usually in some construction such as “squander what little he had”.

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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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      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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      Does science squander resourses?
      In hindsight, a good deal of science appears to squander resourses. To squander three of them by introducing four blocks could be quite wrong. Several major opportunities to cross-reference information were squandered during the production of this encyclopaedia and that means its value as a research tool is limited.

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