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单词 misexpense
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misexpensen.

Brit. /ˌmɪsᵻkˈspɛns/, /ˌmɪsɛkˈspɛns/, U.S. /ˌmɪsɪkˈspɛns/, /ˌmɪsɛkˈspɛns/
Forms: 1600s misexpence, 1600s misse-expence.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, expense n.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + expense n. Compare slightly earlier misspense n.
Now rare.
Wasteful or wrongful expenditure (of time or money).
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > wrong expenditure (of time, money, etc.)
misspendingc1390
misdispense1450
misspense1591
misexpense1605
misexpendinga1644
dispendium1648
misexpenditure1795
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 32 Lesse should I waile their mis-expence [1641 misse-expence] of leasure, If [etc.].
1627 Beggers Ape sig. C 2 b O wretched end of idle vanity, Of misexpence and Prodigality.
a1644 F. Quarles Shepheards Oracles (1646) viii. (ad fin.) This fruitlesse hower's misexpence.
1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. i. sig. Ii6v I will not be forward to condemn him of a mis-expence.
2001 www.gov.mb.ca 16 Nov. (O.E.D. Archive) Now, certainly that is a total misappropriation and misexpense of public money.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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