misspend

[ mis-spend ]
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verb (used with object),mis·spent, mis·spend·ing.
  1. to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.

Origin of misspend

1
1350–1400; Middle English. See mis-1, spend

Other words from misspend

  • mis·spend·er, noun

Words Nearby misspend

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How to use misspend in a sentence

  • Those that dare lose a day are dangerously prodigal; those that dare misspend it, desperate.

    How to Succeed | Orison Swett Marden

British Dictionary definitions for misspend

misspend

/ (ˌmɪsˈspɛnd) /


verb-spends, -spending or -spent
  1. to spend thoughtlessly or wastefully

Derived forms of misspend

  • misspender, noun

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