Associations to the word «Squandering»

Wiktionary

SQUANDER, verb. To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
SQUANDER, verb. (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
SQUANDER, verb. (obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.

Dictionary definition

SQUANDER, verb. Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree".
SQUANDER, verb. Spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not".

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle