To use up foolishly or needlessly

• waste

  1. To pass without being put to use:
  2. (Now Rare) To pass or be spent
  3. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.

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  1. To pass without being put to use:
  2. (Now Rare) To pass or be spent
  3. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.

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• dissipate

  1. To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
  2. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:
  3. To waste or squander

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  1. To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
  2. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:
  3. To waste or squander

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• devour

  1. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  2. To eat up greedily.
  3. To take in eagerly:

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  1. To destroy, consume, or waste:
  2. To eat up greedily.
  3. To take in eagerly:

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• consume

  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To spend wastefully; squander (time, energy, money, etc.)
  3. To waste; squander.

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  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To spend wastefully; squander (time, energy, money, etc.)
  3. To waste; squander.

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To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly

• blow

  1. To blossom
  2. To bloom or cause to bloom.

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  1. To blossom
  2. To bloom or cause to bloom.

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• waste

  1. (Now Rare) To pass or be spent
  2. To pass without being put to use:
  3. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.

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  1. (Now Rare) To pass or be spent
  2. To pass without being put to use:
  3. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.

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• trifle away

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• throw away

  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.

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  1. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of.

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• riot away

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• fritter away

  1. To squander or waste.

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  1. To squander or waste.

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• fool away

  1. (Idiomatic) to waste, squander

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  1. (Idiomatic) to waste, squander

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• dissipate

  1. To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
  2. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:
  3. To waste or squander

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  1. To spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself
  2. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander:
  3. To waste or squander

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• consume

  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To spend wastefully; squander (time, energy, money, etc.)
  3. To waste; squander.

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  1. To take in as food; eat or drink up.
  2. To spend wastefully; squander (time, energy, money, etc.)
  3. To waste; squander.

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Excessive or imprudent expenditure

• wastefulness

  1. Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

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  1. Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources

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• waste

  1. An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product.
  2. A wasting or being wasted
  3. The act or an instance of wasting or the condition of being wasted:

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  1. An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product.
  2. A wasting or being wasted
  3. The act or an instance of wasting or the condition of being wasted:

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• profusion

  1. Abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
  2. Rich or lavish supply; abundance
  3. Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.

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  1. Abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
  2. Rich or lavish supply; abundance
  3. Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.

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• profuseness

  1. The quality of being profuse; profusion

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  1. The quality of being profuse; profusion

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• profligacy

  1. (Countable) Careless wastefulness.
  2. (Uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.

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  1. (Countable) Careless wastefulness.
  2. (Uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.

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• prodigality

  1. Lavish generosity.
  2. Wasteful extravagance.

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  1. Lavish generosity.
  2. Wasteful extravagance.

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• lavishness

  1. The state or characteristic of being lavish.

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  1. The state or characteristic of being lavish.

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• extravagancy

  1. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
  2. Extravagance.
  3. Something extravagant.

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  1. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
  2. Extravagance.
  3. Something extravagant.

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• extravagance

  1. Immoderate spending:
  2. An instance of excess in spending, behavior, or speech
  3. A spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness

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  1. Immoderate spending:
  2. An instance of excess in spending, behavior, or speech
  3. A spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness

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