4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squander \Squan"der\, v. i.
1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful.
They often squandered, but they never gave
--Savage.
2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.]
The wise man's folly is anatomized Even by
squandering glances of the fool. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squander \Squan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squandered}; p. pr &
vb n. {Squandering}.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water
about to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan.
sqvatte Sw sqv["a]tta to squirt, sqv["a]ttra to squander,
Icel. skvetta to squirt out to throw out water.]
1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]
Our squandered troops he rallies. --Dryden.
2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or
wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to
dissipate; as to squander an estate.
The crime of squandering health is equal to the
folly. --Rambler.
Syn: To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squander \Squan"der\, n.
The act of squandering; waste.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
squander
v 1: spend thoughtlessly; throw away "He wasted his inheritance
on his insincere friends" [syn: {waste}, {blow}] [ant: {conserve}]
2: spend lavishly or wastefully on "He blew a lot of money on
his new home theater" [syn: {blow}] [ant: {save}]
3: spend extravagantly; "waste not want not" [syn: {consume},
{waste}, {ware}]
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