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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Squander \Squan"der\, n.
     The act of squandering; waste.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Squander \Squan"der\ (skw[o^]n"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Squandered (-d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squandering.] [Cf.
     Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to
     squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv["a]tta to
     squirt, sqv["a]ttra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt out,
     to throw out water.]
     1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Our squandered troops he rallies.     --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or
        wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to
        dissipate; as, to squander an estate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The crime of squandering health is equal to the
              folly.                                --Rambler.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Squander \Squan"der\, v. i.
     1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They often squandered, but they never gave.
                                                    --Savage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The wise man's folly is anatomized
              Even by squandering glances of the fool. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Squander \Squan"der\, v. i.
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Squander \Squan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squandered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Squandering.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water
     about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan.
     sqvatte, Sw. sqv["a]tta to squirt, sqv["a]ttra to squander,
     Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Squander \Squan"der\, n.
     The act of squandering; waste.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  squander
       v 1: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance
            on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the
            opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: waste, blow]
            [ant: conserve]
       2: spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" [syn: consume,
          waste, ware]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squander
     Αγγλικά vb.
     σπαταλάω, ξοδεύω, χαραμίζω, κατασπαταλώ, πετάω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squander
     vb.
     1 To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to
  dissipate.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  squander
     vb.
     1 To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to
  dissipate.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  squander
     vb.
     1 To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to
  dissipate.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  squander
     vb.
     1 To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to
  dissipate.
     2 (lb en obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squander
     Englanti vb.
     törsätä, tuhlata (hillittömästi), haaskata, hävittää (omaisuus,
  rahat)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squander
     Engelska vb.
     slösa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Squander /skwˈɒndə/
  بذّر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  squander //ˈskwɑn.dɚ// //ˈskwɒnd.ə// /[ˈskwɒnd.ə]/ /[ˈskʷɑn.dɚ]/ 
  прахосвам, пропилявам
  to waste

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squander /skwˈɒndə/ 
  promarnit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squander /skwˈɒndə/
  mrhat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  squander /skwˈɒndə/ 
  camdreulio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  squander /skwˈɒndə/ 
  camwario 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  squander /skwˈɒndə/ 
  afradloni 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  squander /skwˈɒndə/
  
  σπαταλώ, κατασπαταλώ, καταδαπανώ, διασπαθίζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  squander //ˈskwɑn.dɚ// //ˈskwɒnd.ə// /[ˈskwɒnd.ə]/ /[ˈskʷɑn.dɚ]/ 
  haaskata, tuhlata, törsätä
  to waste

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  squander /skwˈɒndə/
  proćerdati, rasipanje, traćenje

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  squander //ˈskwɑn.dɚ// //ˈskwɒnd.ə// /[ˈskwɒnd.ə]/ /[ˈskʷɑn.dɚ]/ 
  乱費, 使い尽くす, 浪費
  to waste

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  squander /ˈskwɒndə/ 
    trwonić, roztrwaniać

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  squander //ˈskwɑn.dɚ// //ˈskwɒnd.ə// /[ˈskwɒnd.ə]/ /[ˈskʷɑn.dɚ]/ 
  slösa
  to waste

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  squander /skwˈɒndə/
  1. israf etmek, boş yere harcamak, (colloq.) çarçur etmek
  2. israf, boş yere harcama.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈskwɑndɝ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "squander":
     ablate, absorb, assimilate, bleed white, blow, budget, burn up,
     consume, cost, cost out, decrease, deplete, depreciate, digest,
     disburse, dissipate, drain, drain of resources, dribble away, eat,
     eat up, erode, exhaust, expend, extravagancy, finish, finish off,
     fool away, fork out, fritter, gamble away, go through, gobble,
     gobble up, hang the expense, impoverish, incur costs, ingest,
     invest, lavish, lavishness, lay out, open the purse, outlay,
     overdoing, pay, pay out, prodigality, put out, run through,
     scatter, schedule, seize the day, shell out, shrink, sink money in,
     slather, sow broadcast, spend, splurge, suck dry, swallow,
     swallow up, throw, throw away, throw money around, use up, waste,
     waste away, wastefulness, wear, wear away
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 浪费,使...散开;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 浪费,使分散
     vi. 浪费,漂泊,四散

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