misspend
verb /ˌmɪsˈspend/
/ˌmɪsˈspend/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misspend | /ˌmɪsˈspend/ /ˌmɪsˈspend/ |
| he / she / it misspends | /ˌmɪsˈspendz/ /ˌmɪsˈspendz/ |
| past simple misspent | /ˌmɪsˈspent/ /ˌmɪsˈspent/ |
| past participle misspent | /ˌmɪsˈspent/ /ˌmɪsˈspent/ |
| -ing form misspending | /ˌmɪsˈspendɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈspendɪŋ/ |
- misspend something to spend time or money in a careless rather than a useful way synonym waste
- The council was accused of misspending public money.