squander

🇺🇸 /ˈskwɑːndər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈskwɒndə(r)/
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verb
R

To use something carelessly or unwisely, especially in a way that it is not fully appreciated or is lost.

She squandered her inheritance on unnecessary luxuries.

translation

v. To use something carelessly or unwisely, especially in a way that it is not fully appreciated or is lost.

Word Forms

3rd Present squanders
Past squandered
Perfect squandered
Progressive squandering