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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  squandering 
  n  :  spending  money  wastefully 




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