noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is squandered; wastage. countable, uncountable

   "[…] the squanderings and mismanagings of former Governments […]"

2. 2
   spending resources lavishly and wastefully wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of squander form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

prodigalablationabsorptionassimilationattritioncarpe diem

Antonyms

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abstemious

Example

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"He was accused of squandering public funds."

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