Today’s word of the day is ‘Squander.‘ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] Squander [/responsivevoice] [ skwon-der ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
2. Use up
3. Throw money around
4. Spend like water
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi- Ganvaana
2. Spanish – Malgastar
3. French – Gaspiller
4. Mandarin – Huīhuò
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. His successor and namesake did his best to squander away his fortune of thirty thousand pounds a year.
2. They also squander virtues and reputation and aptitudes and opportunities.
3. Time is a divine inheritance that no man has a right to squander.
4. However, it is a sheer waste of one’s scruples to squander them over the infraction of Spanish bye-laws.
5. “I’m not going to let you squander your money in any such fool way,” was the chief’s astonishing response.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
hoard, save, accumulate, collect, gather, set aside etc.
Quotation:
If you run a business, if you are responsible for a lot of people, you come to grips with the reality that you have to have discipline. You have to protect the enterprise in order to take care of the employees. So, therefore, you can’t be wasteful. You can’t squander things, or you jeopardize other people.
Steve Wynn
Social Example:
"I don't want to squander taxpayer dollars," says Karen Andrews, a minister in a Govt that bought airport land at a 1000% mark-up. #qt
— James Jeffrey (@James_Jeffrey) December 7, 2020
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