- squandering
- сущ. расточение Syn : dissipation
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squandering — index consumption, improvident, misapplication, prodigal, profligate (extravagant), profuse, waste … Law dictionary
Squandering — Squander Squan der (skw[o^]n d[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squandered} ( d[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv[ a]tta to squirt, sqv[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squandering — squander squan‧der [ˈskwɒndə ǁ ˈskwɑːndər] verb [transitive] to spend money or use your time carelessly on things that are not useful: • The bank squandered $500 million playing the U.S. bond market. squander something on something • He… … Financial and business terms
squandering — noun spending resources lavishly and wastefully more wasteful than the squandering of time • Derivationally related forms: ↑squander • Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑wastefulness, ↑dissipation • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
squandering — squan·der·ing || skwÉ‘ndÉ™rɪŋ / wÉ’n n. wasteful spending of money or other resources squan·der || skwÉ‘ndÉ™(r) / skwÉ’n n. wasteful spending of money or other resources v. waste money or other resources, fritter away, misuse … English contemporary dictionary
wasting his estate — Squandering one s funds or property or impairing one s own health, and ability to labor and have earnings, by drunkenness and riotous living. 24 Am J2d Div & S § 94 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Criticism of American foreign policy — Further information: Foreign policy of the United States Criticism of United States foreign policy encompasses a wide range of sentiments about its actions and policies over time. Common criticisms King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia with George W. B … Wikipedia
squander — squan‧der [ˈskwɒndə ǁ ˈskwɑːndər] verb [transitive] to spend money or use your time carelessly on things that are not useful: • The bank squandered $500 million playing the U.S. bond market. squander something on something • He squandered the… … Financial and business terms
Squander — Squan der (skw[o^]n d[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squandered} ( d[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv[ a]tta to squirt, sqv[ a]ttra to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squandered — Squander Squan der (skw[o^]n d[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squandered} ( d[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv[ a]tta to squirt, sqv[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squander — I. verb (squandered; squandering) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1536 transitive verb 1. to spend extravagantly or foolishly ; dissipate, waste < squandered a fortune > 2. to cause to disperse … New Collegiate Dictionary
