MISSPEND

misspend

(verb) spend (money or other resources) unwisely

misspend

(verb) spend time badly or unwisely; “He misspent his youth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

misspend (third-person singular simple present misspends, present participle misspending, simple past and past participle misspent)

To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*spend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misspent; p. pr. & vb. n. Misspending.]

Definition: To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to aquander; to waste; as, to misspend time or money. J. Philips.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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