C1verb · transitive · rare

squander

squan·der

squander · squanders · squandered · squandering

витрачати, тратити, спустошувати

растрачивать, растратить, транжирить, промотать

verschwenden, vergeuden, verprassen

To waste, lavish, splurgeTo waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.

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UK/ˈskwɒnd.ə/US/ˈskwɑn.dɚ/

» Tom squandered his entire inheritance.

Tom hat seine ganze Erbschaft vergeudet.

Том промотал всё своё наследство.

Том розтратив усю свою спадщину.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
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Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.
verschwenden, vergeuden, verprassen
прома́тыватьpromátyvatʹ, промота́тьpromotátʹ, разбаза́риватьrazbazárivatʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To scatter; to disperse.
(obsolete, transitive)To wander at random; to scatter.

More definitions

spend extravagantly
spend thoughtlessly; throw away

Examples

39 sentences

Tom squandered his entire inheritance.
Том розтратив усю свою спадщину. — deniko
ruТом промотал всё своё наследство. — odexed
deTom hat seine ganze Erbschaft vergeudet. — raggione
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Tom squandered all the money he inherited from his father.
ruТом промотал все деньги, которые унаследовал от отца. — Wezel
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Tom squandered his money.
ruТом промотал свои деньги. — odexed
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He was accused of squandering public funds.
ruЕго обвинили в растрате общественных фондов. — shanghainese
deEr wurde der Unterschlagung öffentlicher Gelder beschuldigt. — MUIRIEL
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Tom squandered his inheritance on alcohol, women and fast cars.
ruТом промотал своё наследство на спиртное, женщин и быстрые машины. — sharptoothed
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to waste:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to waste:

Origin

Earliest uses (late 16th c.) "to spend recklessly or prodigiously", also "to scatter over

Earliest uses (late 16th c.) "to spend recklessly or prodigiously", also "to scatter over a wide area". Of unknown origin. Perhaps a blend of scatter + wander.

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