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misspend

[mis-spend]

Origin

verb (used with object), -spent, -spend·ing.

to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.

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

Related forms

mis·spend·er, noun

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misspend (ˌmɪsˈspɛnd)

—vb , -spends, -spending, -spent
	to spend thoughtlessly or wastefully

mis'spender

—n

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Word Origin & History

misspend

also mis-spend, "to spend amiss or wastefully," late 14c.; see mis- (1) + spend. Related: Misspent, frequently coupled with youth.

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