Squandering (Noun)
Meaning
Spending resources lavishly and wastefully; "more wasteful than the squandering of time".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The new manager's habit of buying expensive dinners for the whole team on Fridays is seen as squandering of company funds by the CEO.
- Their trust fund's rapid depletion is largely due to their parents' accusation of squandering the inheritance on luxurious vacations and fast cars.
- Many politicians have been accused of squandering taxpayers' money on extravagant projects that yielded little to no benefits to the community.
- After watching the documentary, she realized the extent of humankind's squandering of natural resources and decided to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
- The charity's board of directors was disappointed to find out about the squandering of donated funds by the former treasurer on personal expenses.