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    mis·spend
    [ˌmi(s)ˈspend]
    verb
    misspending (present participle)
    1. spend (one's time or money) foolishly, wrongly, or wastefully:
      "he was forced to resign following accusations of misspending public funds"
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  1. to use time or money in a way that wastes it or is not wise: We must stop public money being misspent in this way. Being a good pool player is usually a sign of a misspent youth.

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    /ˌmɪsˈspendɪŋ/ misspend something to spend time or money in a careless rather than a useful way synonym waste The council was accused of misspending public money.

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    verb (used with object),mis·spent, mis·spend·ing. to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.

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    The meaning of MISSPEND is to spend wrongly : squander. How to use misspend in a sentence.

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    What does misspending mean?
    Define misspending. misspending synonyms, misspending pronunciation, misspending translation, English dictionary definition of misspending. tr.v. mis·spent , mis·spend·ing , mis·spends To spend improperly or extravagantly; squander: misspent the funds; misspent their youth. American Heritage®...

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    What does misspenden mean?
    From Middle English misspenden, equivalent to mis- + spend . misspend (third-person singular simple present misspends, present participle misspending, simple past and past participle misspent) To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely . I misspent my youth making friends and meeting people. Wait a minute: that's the secret of my success!

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    What is the meaning of missending?
    Missending is to send or forward, especially mail, to a wrong place or person. This verb is derived from the late Middle English word missenden, which was first recorded in 1400-50. See mis-1, send1. Missending is a pretty common term.

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    What does misspent mean?
    Also found in: Thesaurus. To spend improperly or extravagantly; squander: misspent the funds; misspent their youth. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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    How is misspending formed?
    misspending misspending misspending is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, spending n.1

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    What does it mean if time or money has been misspent?
    If you say that time or money has been misspent, you disapprove of the way in which it has been spent. Much of the money was grossly misspent. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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