MISSPENT

MISSPEND

misspend

(verb) spend (money or other resources) unwisely

misspend

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

misspent

Spent in a bad way, squandered

Verb

misspent

simple past tense and past participle of misspend

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*spent", imp. & p. p.

Definition: of Misspend.

MISSPEND

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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Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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