squander

/SKWON-der/verb

to waste in a reckless or foolish manner

The club squandered its windfall on one transfer.
Synonyms
waste, fritter, dissipate
Antonyms
conserve, save
Memory hook
squander: scattered like loose change.

Learn squander and 1,000+ GRE words with spaced repetition and an AI tutor.

Start learning free