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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: squander (0.01065 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to squander.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: squander memboroskan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: squander 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Squander Squander \Squan"der\, n. The act of squandering; waste. [1913 Webster] 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] 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]

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