Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
fringe area
fringe benefit
fringe dweller
fringe tree
fringed gentian
fringed orchis
fringed polygala
fringillid
fringing reef
frippery
Frisbee
frisé
Frisian
Frisian Islands
frisk
frisket
frisky
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

fritter away
fritter away


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
squander little by little: to waste something by expending it in small quantities over a period of time on things that are not worthwhile
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft