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misspend

miss·pend

US/mɪˈspɛnd/ uncommon

verb

1.

spend time badly or unwisely

  • “He misspent his youth”
2.

spend (money or other resources) unwisely

Origin

From Middle English misspenden, equivalent to mis- + spend.

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