Put by and Squander

Opposite meaning terms

Put by verb - To put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place.

Usage example: have money put by for an emergency

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Squander is an antonym for put by in topics: keep, collect, locate, hoard, put away.

Squander verb - To use up carelessly.

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Put by is an antonym for squander.

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Squander and Put by. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/put_by/squander

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