1. fritter - Noun
2. fritter - Verb
A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.
To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
To break into small pieces or fragments.
Source: Webster's dictionarySomeone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays. Karl Kraus
It's a strange paradox that a man gifted with too many talents can fritter them all away without developing a single one to its full. Wilbur Smith
Most companies don't die because they are wrong; they die because they don't commit themselves. They fritter away their momentum and their valuable resources while attempting to make a decision. The greatest danger is standing still. Andy Grove
Do not be swept away by new slogans and leaders who had a doubtful past. Do not fritter away your time and energy in encouraging or participating in mushroom parties an organizations. Fatima Jinnah
One of the myths about Dad was that he was mean. That simply wasn't true. I always found him generous to a fault but he wasn't reckless with his money, which was rather rare in Hollywood. He'd grown up with nothing and he wasn't about to fritter it all away. Jennifer Grant
When you raise prices, you've got to make sure you get it to the bottom line. You can fritter it away because of the way you're running the business, with maybe not a totally disciplined approach. Jim Cantalupo