MISMANAGE

mismanage, mishandle, misconduct

(verb) manage badly or incompetently; “The funds were mismanaged”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

mismanage (third-person singular simple present mismanages, present participle mismanaging, simple past and past participle mismanaged)

(transitive) To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.

(intransitive) To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*man"age, v. t. & i.

Definition: To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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