frittered Definition

fritter²
verb

frittered, frittering
1. To waste (time, money, energy, etc) on unimportant things; to squander something.

Example: had frittered his inheritance away within two years
Thesaurus: waste, squander, idle, misspend, blow.
Form: fritter something away (chiefly)

Derivative: fritterer
noun

Etymology: 18c: from fitter fragment.