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• v  spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree
• v  spend extravagantly

• Mary led a spartan lifestyle and did not squander the money she inherited from her rich aunt.
• The Australian open saw fluctuating fortunes after the tenth seed squandered away her lead in the first set.
• Faye won a big lottery but squandered away the entire money even before the year was over.

• waste
• blow
• consume
• ware

• conserve

News & Articles

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• An irrevocable trust that evolves with you
  An irrevocable trust can be created to meet almost every goal -- whether it's to leave money to future generations in a way that ensures they won't squander it; bypass estate taxes on life insurance policies and other assets; make your wealth last through multiple generations; or protect yourself and your heirs from creditors.
  June 13, 2013 - Bankrate.com

Quotes

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• Tank Johnson in Forbes
  I don't believe the team has to tell me it's my last chance, I know the opportunity that I have in front of me and it's great, it's immense and to squander that opportunity would be a tragedy at this point and that's not gonna happen,Johnson...
• Margaret Chan in Scoop.co.nz (press release)
  We cannot afford, in this time of crisis, to squander our investments, to abandon our drive for greater balance in this world, which I firmly believe is a marker of civilized society,Dr. Chan said, calling on all governments to press ahead...
• Henry Waxman in AFP
  In other words, even as Mr. Fuld was pleading with Secretary Paulson for a federal rescue, Lehman continued to squander millions on executive compensation,Waxman told the committee. "Many experts think Lehman's fall triggered the credit...