{
    "term": "squander",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "squander",
            "heSheIt": "squanders"
        },
        "pastSimple": "squandered",
        "pastParticiple": "squandered",
        "ingForm": "squandering"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way",
            "sensetop": "squander something (on somebody/something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He squandered all his money on gambling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She squandered her chances of winning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He just squandered his talent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company squandered millions on two dead-end projects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team squandered several good scoring chances."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskwɒndə(r)/",
                "audio": "sq/squander/squander__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskwɒndəz/",
                "audio": "sq/squander/squanders__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskwɒndəd/",
                "audio": "sq/squander/squandered__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskwɒndərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sq/squander/squandering__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskwɑːndər/",
                "audio": "sq/squander/squander__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskwɑːndərz/",
                "audio": "sq/squander/squanders__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskwɑːndərd/",
                "audio": "sq/squander/squandered__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskwɑːndərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sq/squander/squandering__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: of unknown origin."
}