squander

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

dilapidar

despendre

dissipar

malbaratar

gastar

expendre

desgastar

balafiar

Sinònims

waste

dissipate

lavish

fritter away

scatter

consume

splurge

blow

spend

destroy

dissipation

lose

use up

misuse

dilapidate

disperse

chase away

ravage

ruin

ware

misspend

throw about

spread

sprinkle

cost

incline

lavishness

lean

list

luxury

mislay

misplace

output

perish

pillage

prodigal

profligacy

profligate

propagate

release

roam

run through

shatter

shoot

slant

slather

splash about

spoil

throw away

tilt

Traduccions

verschwenden

gaspiller

vergeuden

sprecare

malgastar

esbanjar

dissiper

prodiguer

sperperare

verschleudern

despilfarrar

verkwisten

desperdiciar

verspillen

dilapider

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈskwɒnd.ə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb danès: skvætte

Cognat amb islandès: skvetta

Cognat amb suec: skvätta

Cognat amb noruec bokmål: skvette

In summary

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.
Compare Danish skvætte (rare)/skvatte (“to splash”) (nominalised: skvæt), Icelandic skvetta (“to squirt”), Swedish skvätta (“to splash”), Norwegian Bokmål skvette.