"ill-spent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ill-spent (not comparable)
  1. Of money, not spent wisely. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ill-spent-en-adj-hyor5kiW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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