Word of the Day: Squander

Squander: desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar

Synonyms/definitions: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away/ to spend extravagantly or foolishly, dissipate, waste

“Surely there is a better way to invest the billions we squander on this obviously doomed effort at home...” (Newsweek, January 02, 2010)