squander
- To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
- (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
- (obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskwɒnd.ə/
Etymology
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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