English-Thai Dictionary
squander
N การ ใช้จ่าย สุรุ่ยสุร่าย การ ใช้จ่าย สิ้นเปลือง dissipation lavishness wastefulness kan-chai-jai-su-ruai-su-rai
squander
VT ใช้จ่าย สุรุ่ยสุร่าย ใช้จ่าย สิ้นเปลือง dissipate lavish waste save chai-jai-su-ruai-su-rai
squander away
PHRV ใช้จ่าย สิ้นเปลือง ใช้จ่าย สุรุ่ยสุร่าย chai-jai-sin-plung
squander on
PHRV ใช้จ่าย สิ้นเปลือง เกี่ยวกับ chai-jai-sin-plung-kiao-kab
squander upon
PHRV ใช้จ่าย สิ้นเปลือง เกี่ยวกับ chai-jai-sin-plung-kiao-kab
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SQUANDER
v.t.[G., to turn. ] 1. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally; to dissipate; to waste without economy or judgment; as, to squander an estate.
They often squanderd, but they never gave.
The crime of squandering health is equal to the folly.
2. To scatter; to disperse.
Our squanderd troops he rallies.
[In this application not now used. ]
SQUANDERED
pp. Spent lavishly and without necessity or use; wasted; dissipated, as property.
SQUANDERER
n.One who spends his money prodigally, without necessity or use; a spendthrift; a prodigal; a waster; a lavisher.
SQUANDERING
ppr. Spending lavishly; wasting.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SQUANDER
Squan "der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squandered; p. pr. & vb. n.Squandering. ] Etym: [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqvätta to squirt, sqvättra 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.
SQUANDER
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.
SQUANDER
SQUANDER Squan "der, n.
Defn: The act of squandering; waste.
SQUANDERER
SQUANDERER Squan "der *er, n.
Defn: One who squanders.
SQUANDERINGLY
SQUANDERINGLY Squan "der *ing *ly, adv.
Defn: In a squandering manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
squander
squan der |ˈskwändər ˈskwɑndər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] waste (something, esp. money or time ) in a reckless and foolish manner: entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars. • allow (an opportunity ) to pass or be lost: the team squandered several good scoring chances. DERIVATIVES squand er er noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
Oxford Dictionary
squander
squan |der |ˈskwɒndə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] waste (something, especially money or time ) in a reckless and foolish manner: £100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax. • allow (an opportunity ) to pass or be lost: the team squandered several good scoring chances. DERIVATIVES squanderer noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
American Oxford Thesaurus
squander
squander verb they squander their profits on expensive cars: waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, fritter away, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, spend like water; informal blow, go through, splurge, drop, pour down the drain. ANTONYMS manage, make good use of, save.
Oxford Thesaurus
squander
squander verb entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars: waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish, spend recklessly, spend unwisely, make poor use of, be prodigal with, spend money like water; informal blow, splurge, pour /throw money down the drain, spend money as if it grows on trees, spend money as if there were no tomorrow, spend money as if it were going out of style; Brit. informal blue, splash out. ANTONYMS manage, make good use of; save.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
squander
squan der /skwɑ́ndə r |skwɔ́n -/動詞 他動詞 【重要でないことに 】〈金 時間 資源 機会など 〉を浪費する (waste ) «on » .～er /-d (ə )rə r /名詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary