"squander" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈskwɒnd.ə/ [UK], /ˈskwɑn.dɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squander.wav [UK] Forms: squander [canonical], squanders [third-person, singular], squandered [past], squandered [past, participle], squandering [present, participle]
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  1. If you squander something, you waste or splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely.
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