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quinta-feira, 16 de janeiro de 2014

Word of the day: Squander

Squander: desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar
Synonyms: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away, trifle (away)
“He vowed not to squander this opportunity.”
“…squandered all her money gambling in casinos…”



sexta-feira, 6 de setembro de 2013

Word of the day: Squander

Squander:  desperdiçar, esbanjar, dissipar

Synonyms: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, waste, throw away


“…squandered all her money gambling in casinos…”  (www.merriamwebster.com)

quarta-feira, 29 de fevereiro de 2012

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)