Keep and Squander

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

Squander is an antonym for keep in hold topic.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Squander

Squander verb - To use up carelessly.

Keep is an antonym for squander in waste topic.

Common collocations

power keep power squander power
life keep life squander life
rest keep rest squander rest
time keep time squander time

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale Late game, it's important to keep a huge selection of various goods on hand, because one failed sale will break your combo and squander your experience bonuses.
  • Western Animation / Freaky Stories The short stories and changing styles were specifically designed to keep viewers' attention span.Freaky Stories contains examples of: Age Without Youth: One story was about a wealthy businessman who wanted to live forever out of fear his estate would be inherited by someone who'd squander it all.
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