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Misspend (Verb)

Spend (money or other resources) unwisely.

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The company will go bankrupt if they continue to misspend their investors' funds on frivolous projects.
During the recession, many families misspent their savings on luxury items they couldn't afford.
If you misspend your emergency fund on non-essential items, you will be left with nothing during a crisis.
The government has been accused of misspending taxpayer money on ineffective programs and ill-conceived projects.
By misspending their wealth on lavish parties, the once-wealthy family lost their fortune within a decade.

Spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

After years of playing video games all day, he regretted having misspent his teenage years.
Their critics argued that the celebrities had misspent their millions on lavish and unnecessary items.
She realized that misspending her college years on parties and social events hindered her academic success.
People who spend each paycheck on get-rich-quick schemes and lottery tickets have likely misspent their earnings.
He looked back on his youth with disappointment, knowing that he had misspent his time on unhealthy habits and bad friendships.