Misspend

Misspend
Misspend Mis*spend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misspent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misspending}.] To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to squander; to waste; as, to misspend time or money. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]

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  • misspend — [misspend′] vt. misspent, misspending to spend improperly or wastefully …   English World dictionary

  • misspend — index dissipate (expend foolishly), misemploy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • misspend — (v.) also mis spend, to spend amiss or wastefully, late 14c.; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + SPEND (Cf. spend). Related: Misspent, frequently coupled with youth; misspending …   Etymology dictionary

  • misspend — ► VERB (past and past part. misspent) ▪ spend foolishly or wastefully …   English terms dictionary

  • misspend — UK [mɪsˈspend] / US verb [transitive] Word forms misspend : present tense I/you/we/they misspend he/she/it misspends present participle misspending past tense misspent UK [mɪsˈspent] / US past participle misspent to use money, time, or energy… …   English dictionary

  • misspend — transitive verb (misspent; spending) Date: 14th century to spend wrongly ; squander < a misspent life > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • misspend — misspender, n. /mis spend /, v.t., misspent, misspending. to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste. [1350 1400; ME. See MIS 1, SPEND] * * * …   Universalium

  • misspend — verb To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely. I misspent my youth making friends and meeting people. Wait a minute, thats the secret of my success! …   Wiktionary

  • misspend — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. squander, exhaust, lavish; see waste 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • misspend — mis|spend [ˌmısˈspend] v past tense and past participle misspent [ ˈspent] [T] 1.) misspent youth someone who had a misspent youth wasted their time or behaved badly when they were young often used humorously 2.) to use time or money badly or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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