Fritter (Verb)
Meaning
Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- He was known to fritter away his savings on impulsive purchases and exotic vacations.
- The wealthy businessman's children began to fritter their inheritance on lavish parties and luxury cars.
- After coming into her trust fund, she started to fritter away the money on shopping sprees and expensive concerts.
- Their relatives warned them not to fritter their grandfather's legacy on frivolous indulgences.
- Over the years, he managed to fritter his fortune away on failed business ventures and get-rich-quick schemes.