squander

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Squander' means to use something important or valuable in a careless or excessive way. It's like spending all your savings on a car when you could have used some of it for important stuff like rent or bills.

Examples in Different Contexts

In technology development, 'squandering' time or talent on unproductive endeavors hinders progress. A project manager might advise, 'Let’s allocate our time efficiently and not squander our efforts on features that don’t align with user needs.'

Practice Scenarios

Business

Scenario:

We need to be strategic with our spending. There's a lot riding on how we allocate the budget.

Response:

Should we hire a finance manager so we don't squander our precious resources and budget?

Tech

Scenario:

The system resources are being heavily utilized. We need to check if any processes are consuming more than their fair share.

Response:

I agree. Let's audit the system to ensure we are not squandering resources on unnecessary processes.