"misspend" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misspends [present, singular, third-person], misspending [participle, present], misspent [participle, past], misspent [past]
Etymology: From Middle English misspenden, equivalent to mis- + spend. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|misspenden}} Middle English misspenden, {{prefix|en|mis|spend}} mis- + spend Head templates: {{en-verb|misspends|misspending|misspent}} misspend (third-person singular simple present misspends, present participle misspending, simple past and past participle misspent)
  1. To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely. Derived forms: misspending
    Sense id: en-misspend-en-verb-a1U3J0GC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misspend meaning in English (1.7kB)

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