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View synonyms for misspend

misspend

[ mis-spend ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·spent, mis·spend·ing.
  1. to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.


misspend

/ ˌmɪsˈspɛnd /

verb

  1. to spend thoughtlessly or wastefully


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmisˈspender, noun

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Other Words From

  • mis·spender noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of misspend1

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

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Example Sentences

He was forced to the conclusion that he had done nothing else throughout his life but misspend his time.

Those that dare lose a day are dangerously prodigal; those that dare misspend it, desperate.

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