squander

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

  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.

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Tariamas kaip (IPA)
/ˈskwɒnd.ə/
Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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.

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