misspend

[ mis-spend ]

/ mɪsˈspɛnd /

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verb (used with object), mis·spent, mis·spend·ing.

to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.

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Origin of misspend

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

OTHER WORDS FROM misspend

mis·spend·er, noun

Words nearby misspend

missout, miss out on, misspeak, misspell, misspelling, misspend, misspent, misstate, misstep, miss the boat, miss the point

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How to use misspend in a sentence

The kingdom has called to dismiss the suit, alleging instead that Aljabri and his former colleagues stole and misspent $11 billion from its counterterrorism arm.
‘Psychopath’ Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman Spoke of Killing King With Poison Ring From Russia|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 25, 2021|The Daily Beast
Roosevelt Blackmon, a Lincoln Heights community member, had been making claims for months that leaders at Lincoln misspent several hundred thousand dollars of the school’s discretionary funding.
An Annotated History of the Community Square-Off Over Lincoln High|Will Huntsberry and Sara Libby|June 7, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The district took the allegations of misspending very seriously, and even hired an outside law firm to conduct an independent review of the claims last year.
District Took Lincoln Misspending Claims Seriously|Maureen Magee|March 19, 2021|Voice of San Diego
They were referring to an article I wrote about misspending at Lincoln High School.
The Learning Curve: Why the Feds Might Care About Lincoln High Misspending|Will Huntsberry|March 12, 2021|Voice of San Diego

He was forced to the conclusion that he had done nothing else throughout his life but misspend his time.
The Life of George Borrow|Herbert Jenkins
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

to spend thoughtlessly or wastefully

Derived forms of misspend

misspender, noun

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