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Pronunciation : Squan"der
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv?tta to squirt, sqv?ttra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Squandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Squandering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Squan"der
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Squan"der
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of squandering; waste.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913