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v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

gratify, indulge, pander to, yield to

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

fling, splurge, indulge onself

v. indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

blow, squander, spend generously

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

gratify, indulge, pander to, yield to

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

cache, hoard, stash, lay away, squirrel away, hive up

v. save up as for future use

conserve, husband, economize, economise

v. use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

save, conserve, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

retrench

v. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

save

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

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