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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Squan·der v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squandered p. pr. & vb. n. Squandering.]
 1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]
    Our squandered troops he rallies.   --Dryden.
 2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate.
    The crime of squandering health is equal to the folly.   --Rambler.
 Syn: -- To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 squandering
      n : spending resources lavishly and wastefully; "more wasteful
          than the squandering of time"