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Definition of Misspend
1. Verb. Spend time badly or unwisely. "He misspent his youth"
2. Verb. Spend (money or other resources) unwisely.
Definition of Misspend
1. v. t. To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to squander; to waste; as, to misspend time or money.
Definition of Misspend
1. Verb. To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misspend
1. to spend wrongly [v -SPENT, -SPENDING, -SPENDS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misspend
Literary usage of Misspend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plutarch's Lives: The Translation Called Drydens's by Plutarch (1885)
"... their lives in battle, basely to misspend the time in running up and down for
booty, and, under a pretence of enriching themselves, keep out of danger. ..."
2. Oddities of Colonial Legislation in America: As Applied to the Public Lands by John Brown Dillon, Ben Douglass (1879)
"... misspend what they earn, and do not pro^ for themselves or the support of
their families, upon due convic of any of the offenses or disorders aforesaid. ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"... < mix-1 4- upend,] To spend amiss; make a bad or useless expenditure of; waste:
as, to misspend time or money; to misspend life. ..."
4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"misspend. "misspend," as used In Gen. St. tit. 51, { 75, providing a penalty for
all persons who misspend what they earn and do ..."
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