misspend

  • 1Misspend — 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] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2misspend — [misspend′] vt. misspent, misspending to spend improperly or wastefully …

    English World dictionary

  • 3misspend — index dissipate (expend foolishly), misemploy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 4misspend — (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

  • 5misspend — ► VERB (past and past part. misspent) ▪ spend foolishly or wastefully …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6misspend — 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

  • 7misspend — transitive verb (misspent; spending) Date: 14th century to spend wrongly ; squander < a misspent life > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8misspend — misspender, n. /mis spend /, v.t., misspent, misspending. to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste. [1350 1400; ME. See MIS 1, SPEND] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 9misspend — 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

  • 10misspend — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. squander, exhaust, lavish; see waste 2 …

    English dictionary for students

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