Antonyms for squandered


Grammar : Verb
Spell : skwon-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskwɒn dər


Definition of squandered

Origin :
  • 1580s (implied in squandering), "to spend recklessly or prodigiously," of unknown origin; Shakespeare used it 1593 in "Merchant of Venice" with a sense of "to be scattered over a wide area." Squander-bug, a British symbol of reckless extravagance and waste during war-time shortages, represented as a devilish insect, was introduced January 1943 by the National Savings Committee. In U.S., Louis Ludlow coined squanderlust (1935) for the tendency of government bureaucracies to spend much money.
  • verb fritter away, use up
Example sentences :
  • And what scores of them have I not squandered in foolish wastefulness!
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • If I have squandered his fortune, he has beggared me in reputation.
  • Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
  • I have squandered everything; it is my comfort and my justification.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • He had squandered the liberal fortune left him independently of the will.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • To keep her for myself I squandered every cent I could lay my hands on.
  • Extract from : « The Crooked House » by Brandon Fleming
  • Demanding the money from his father, he went away and squandered all.
  • Extract from : « Heidi » by Johanna Spyri
  • Biddy, do you remember the money you squandered on the lottery ticket?
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of Sweetwater » by Hamlin Garland
  • About a million, it is roughly estimated, was squandered in producing them.
  • Extract from : « The Library » by Andrew Lang
  • The savings and scrimpings from the cold nights of all his years were ripe to be squandered.
  • Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
  • I have taken care of my money, while you have squandered yours.
  • Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau

Synonyms for squandered

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