I. ˈskwändə(r) also -wȯn- verb
( squandered ; squandered ; squandering -d(ə)riŋ ; squanders )
Etymology: origin unknown
transitive verb
1. : to cause to disperse or spread : scatter
they drive and squander the huge Belgian fleet — John Dryden
2. : to expend extravagantly or foolishly especially to the point of depletion : throw away : dissipate
tied up their fortunes in trust funds so that they could not be squandered by their heirs — Lucien Price
willing to squander their lives on the gratuitous work that great art demands — Edmund Wilson
the most brilliant journalist of my generation … often squanders his genius for invective — T.S.Eliot
squandering away income by gambling — Bingham Dai
intransitive verb
1. : roam , wander
2. : to spend in a wasteful manner
they often squandered, but they never gave — Richard Savage
3. : to scatter in various directions
many of the enemy … squandered like quail from a flushed covey — B.A.Williams
Synonyms: see waste
II. noun
( -s )
: an act or instance of squandering : extravagance