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Definition of misspend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

misspend

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˌmɪsˈspɛnd//
 
[usually passive] misspend somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misspend
 
he / she / it misspends
 
past simple misspent
 
-ing form misspending
 
 
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to spend time or money in a careless rather than a useful way synonym waste He joked that being good at cards was the sign of a misspent youth (= having wasted his time when he was young).
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