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Word entry · 8 letters

squander

Best crossword clue

"Waste carelessly"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈskwɒnd.ə/Part of speech verbSorted adenqrsuStarts with SEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To waste money, time, or opportunity carelessly.

Used in a sentence

  • 1886, Cora Pearl, Memoirs. "I have squandered money enormously.... I ought to have saved, but saving is not easy in such a whirl of excitement as that in which I have lived."
  • 1746, Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.
  • As the game opened up, Bolton squandered a fine opportunity to equalise - Chris Eagles shooting straight at Szczesny - but then back came Arsenal.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Waste carelessly8 letters
02Waste lavishly8 letters

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