squan
der
Third Person
squanders
Present Participle
squandering
Past Tense
squandered
Past Participle
squandered
1
to waste or misuse something valuable, such as money, time, or opportunities
transitive
- Instead of investing wisely, he chose to squander his inheritance on extravagant vacations.
- The company's management was criticized for squandering financial resources on ineffective marketing campaigns.
- The government was accused of squandering taxpayer money on unnecessary projects.
- In his youth, he squandered numerous job opportunities due to a lack of commitment and reliability.
- The procrastination habit caused him to squander valuable time that could have been spent on productive endeavors.