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Definition of misspend

misspend

/mɪsˈspɛnd/
mis · spend
Adjective:misspent
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Past Simple:misspent
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Past Participle:misspent
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Present Participle:misspending
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misspend Lexical Profile

misspend Game Scores & Validity

• verb

1

To spend or use (money, time, youth, or other resources) wastefully, foolishly, or improperly.

Example

"The audit revealed that the agency had misspent millions of dollars on unnecessary consulting contracts."

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• Rhymes for misspend

• Nearby Words

misspeak
misspell
misspelling
misspend
misstate
misstatement
misstep

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English misspenden, formed by combining the prefix mis- ('badly, wrongly') with spenden ('to spend'), ultimately from Latin expendere ('to weigh out, pay out').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Misspend. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/misspend
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