Squander — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spend thoughtlessly; throw away

spend extravagantly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈɑːndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈɒndə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈɒndə/

2 syllables Say it as /skwˈɑːndɚ/.

Examples

He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
waste not, want not

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste blow consume ware

Antonyms

conserve

Parts of Speech

verb	spend thoughtlessly; throw away “He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends”
verb	spend extravagantly “waste not, want not”

Word Forms

waste	noun	the trait of wasting resources
waster	noun	someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
squanderer	noun	a recklessly extravagant consumer
squandering	noun	spending resources lavishly and wastefully

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschwenden

gedankenlos ausgeben; wegwerfen

🇫🇷French

gaspiller

dépenser sans réfléchir ; jeter

🇪🇸Spanish

malgastar

gastar sin pensar; tirar a la basura

🇮🇹Italian

sperperare

spendere sconsideratamente; Buttar via

🇳🇱Dutch

verkwisten

gedachteloos uitgeven; weggooien

🇵🇹Portuguese

desperdiçar

gaste sem pensar; jogar fora

🇷🇺Russian

транжирить

тратить бездумно; выбросить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंवाना

बिना सोचे समझे खर्च करना; फेंक देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অপব্যয়

চিন্তাহীনভাবে ব্যয় করা; নিক্ষেপ

🇮🇳Tamil

விரயம்

சிந்தனையின்றி செலவிடுங்கள்; தூக்கி எறியுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుబారా

ఆలోచన లేకుండా ఖర్చు చేయండి; దూరంగా త్రో

🇮🇳Marathi

उधळपट्टी

विचार न करता खर्च करा; फेकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બગાડ

વિચારવિહીન ખર્ચ કરો; ફેંકી દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಳುಮಾಡು

ಆಲೋಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಿ; ದೂರ ಎಸೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാഴാക്കുക

ചിന്താശൂന്യമായി ചെലവഴിക്കുക; ദൂരെ കളയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਬਾਦੀ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੋਚੇ ਸਮਝੇ ਖਰਚ ਕਰੋ; ਸੁੱਟ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فضول خرچی

سوچ سمجھ کر خرچ کرنا؛ پھینک دو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挥霍

不假思索地花钱；丢弃

🇯🇵Japanese

浪費する

軽率に浪費する。捨てる

🇰🇷Korean

낭비

생각 없이 소비하다; 버리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phung phí

chi tiêu thiếu suy nghĩ; vứt đi

🇹🇭Thai

ใช้จ่ายสุรุ่ยสุร่าย

ใช้จ่ายอย่างไร้ความคิด โยนทิ้งไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengembara

menghabiskan waktu tanpa berpikir panjang; membuang

🇵🇭Filipino

magwaldas

gumastos nang walang pag-iisip; itapon

🇲🇾Malay

membazir

berbelanja tanpa berfikir; buang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبديد

تنفق بلا تفكير. رمى

🇮🇷Persian

اسراف کردن

بی فکر خرج کن دور انداختن

🇹🇷Turkish

israf

düşüncesizce harcamak; atmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבַזבֵּז

לבלות ללא מחשבה; לְהַשְׁלִיך

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The primary meaning of 'squander' is 'spend thoughtlessly; throw away'.

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