misspend
verb (used with object)
to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.
was misspending
-
past progressiveof misspend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
During Burford’s tenure, Congress suspected the EPA was misspending hazardous waste cleanup funds and ordered that financial documents be turned over.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2019
Instead of discovering an inefficient bureaucracy that was misspending money, the panel reported that the agency lacked the money to achieve its enormous task.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2017
I quickly perceived my error, and that I was misspending my time, which is of all things the most valuable.
From The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Milo Winter
I quickly, perceived that I was misspending my time, which is of all things the most valuable.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 5 by William Patten
