Tra từ squander - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

squan‧der/ˈskwɒndə $ ˈskwɑːndər/ verb [TRANSITIVE]
to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc:
　 ▪ The home team squandered a number of chances in the first half.
squander something on something
　 ▪ They squandered the profits on expensive cars.
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THESAURUS
▪spend to use money to buy things :
　 ▪ I bought two skirts and a T-shirt and I only spent $50.
　 ▪ How much do you spend a week on food?
▪go through something (also get through something British English) to spend all of an amount of money over a period of time – used especially when saying that someone spends a lot of money :
　 ▪ I got through all my money in less than a month, and had to get my parents to send me more.
▪go to great expense to spend a lot of money in order to do something, because you think it is important or special :
　 ▪ The party was wonderful – they had obviously gone to great expense.
　 ▪ There’s no need to go to great expense.
▪squander /ˈskwɒndə $ ˈskwɑːndər/ to waste money on unnecessary things, instead of saving it or using it carefully :
　 ▪ His son had squandered the family fortune on gambling and women.
▪splash out British English informal to spend a lot of money on something you really want or will enjoy :
　 ▪ Let’s splash out on a bottle of champagne.
　 ▪ People often splash out for Christmas and then regret it later.
▪blow informal to spend a lot of money on something, especially on something that you do not really need :
　 ▪ Her husband blew all their savings on a new sports car.
▪economize to spend less money :
　 ▪ We’re trying to economize by eating at home instead of going out for meals.

verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
chance
▪ Chelsea squandered enough chances to have won by six goals.
▪ Wynalda squandered two solid chances in a scoreless first half.
▪ Wolves' Steve Bull squandered a host of chances.
▪ Alton increased the pressure and, after squandering several chances, took the lead on 60 minutes.
▪ Southwood proceeded to squander a number of chances and Sandrock were indebted to the brave Gardner in goal.
▪ Eton were in charge for most of the match, although Lancing squandered the best chance near the end.
▪ The former Bournemouth player squandered three first-half chances and made little impact after the interval.
▪ World No53 Swail then squandered a hatful of chances to move 2-1 clear as Hendry eventually came through 95-18.
money
▪ I must admit I liked her; she won't squander her grandfather's money, that's for sure.
▪ The results were shocking, at least to people who care about squandered money.
▪ Most businesses, especially small businesses, can not afford to squander vast sums of money on such refined legalistic nit-picking.
▪ He had to squander our precious money on a box of tin junk.
opportunity
▪ For them, as for me, there is an overwhelming sense of squandered opportunities.
▪ But as the game's tempo reached fever pitch, Saunders squandered a golden opportunity to grab an equaliser.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ England squandered a golden opportunity to score, seconds before the final whistle.
▪ Here's £50 but don't just go and squander it on beer!
▪ His family felt he had squandered his musical talent.
▪ Howard was a terrible gambler, and had squandered away the family fortune.
▪ In less than three years he had squandered the entire family fortune.
▪ There was no money to pay the rent. They'd already squandered the little that they had.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And that weakness was further underlined last Sunday when enough chances to win several matches were squandered against Limerick.
▪ For them, as for me, there is an overwhelming sense of squandered opportunities.
▪ He also spent his evenings at the roulette wheels of Monte Carlo, squandering extravagant sums.
▪ However, what better excuse for squandering my own cash on expanding my catfish collection?
▪ I had about seven dollars, five of which I foolishly squandered that night.
▪ Major's first chance to show that he is his own man has been squandered on favours.
▪ There is no time to squander your charms on men who are professional flirts.