squander · verb
Sens et exemples
Gaspiller de l’argent, du temps ou des possibilités précieuses par un usage irréfléchi.
The committee squandered several weeks arguing over details that had little effect on the project's actual purpose.
She was determined not to squander the opportunity created by the unexpected offer of a suitable venue.
Buying equipment without consulting the people who would use it risks squandering an already limited budget.
He acknowledged that the organisation had squandered public goodwill by refusing to explain its decisions.
Formes
- squander base form
- squanders third-person singular present
- squandered past tense; past participle
- squandering present participle