misspend

mɪsˈspɛnd

misspent

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Definition of misspend - Reverso English Dictionary

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time

Rare

use time unwisely or ineffectively

Rare

She misspent her afternoon watching TV instead of studying.

squander

waste

finance

Rare

use money in a wasteful way

Rare

He tends to misspend his salary on unnecessary gadgets.

dissipate

squander

waste

resources

Rare

spend resources without careful thought

Rare

They misspent their budget on trivial projects.

squander

waste

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Origin of misspend

Old English, miss (wrongly) + spendan (to spend)

Examples of misspend in a sentence

They misspend their weekends lounging instead of exploring the city.
She misspends her allowance on expensive clothes.
The company misspent funds on lavish parties.
The company was criticized for misspending public funds.
He regretted misspending his inheritance on luxuries.

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French:gaspiller, dépenser inutilement, ...
German:vertrödeln, verpulvern, ...
Italian:sprecare, sperperare, ...
Spanish:desperdiciar, derrochar, ...
Portuguese:desperdiçar, gastar, ...
Chinese:浪费, 乱花, ...
Japanese:無駄にする, 無駄遣いする, ...
Arabic:أَضاعَ الوَقْت, بَذَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַזְבֵּז, לְבַזְבֵּז, ...
Russian:тратить время впустую, транжирить, ...
Ukrainian:марнувати, марнотратно витрачати, ...
Hindi:समय बर्बाद करना, बेकार खर्च करना, ...
Bengali:অপব্যয় করা, অপচয় করা, ...
Catalan:malgastar, dilapidar, ...
Czech:promarnit, rozhazovat, ...
Danish:spilde, misbruge, ...
Dutch:verspillen, vergooien, ...
Greek:ξοδεύω άσκοπα, ξοδεύω σπάταλα, ...
Hungarian:rosszul tölteni, pazarlani, ...
Khmer:ចំណាយពេលវេលាខ្ជះខ្ជាយ, ចាយលុយខ្ជះខ្ជាយ, ...
Korean:낭비하다, 잘못 쓰다, ...
Persian:هدر داد, بیهوده خرج کرد, ...
Polish:marnować, marnotrawić, ...
Portuguese (BR):desperdiçar, esbanjar, ...
Romanian:a irosi, a cheltui prost, ...
Swedish:slösa bort, missbruka, ...
Thai:ใช้เวลา, ใช้เงินฟุ่มเฟือย, ...
Turkish:boşa harcamak, çarçur etmek, ...
Vietnamese:lãng phí, tiêu xài, ...

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