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misspend
verb mis·spend \ˌmis-ˈspend\
: to spend or use (something, such as time or money) in a way that is not legal, careful, or wise
mis·spent \-ˈspent\ mis·spend·ing
Full Definition of MISSPEND
transitive verb
: to spend wrongly : squander <a misspent life>
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First Known Use of MISSPEND
14th century
Related to MISSPEND
- Synonyms
- blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, waste, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle (away)
- Antonyms
- conserve
Rhymes with MISSPEND
addend, amend, append, ascend, attend, bartend, befriend, Big Bend, bookend, boyfriend, closed-end, commend, compend, contend, dead end, dead-end, defend, depend, descend, distend, downtrend, emend, expend, extend, fag end, forfend, front-end, girlfriend, Gravesend, headend, high-end, hornblende, impend, intend, Land's End, loose end, low-end, missend, next friend, no end, offend, on end, Ostend, outspend, perpend, pitchblende, portend, pretend, propend, protend, rear-end, resend, sheet bend, South Bend, split end, stipend, subtend, suspend, tag end, tail end, tight end, top-end, transcend, unbend, unkenned, upend, uptrend, weekend, year-end
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