misspend
Verb
Verb Forms: misspent, misspending, misspends
- To spend money or resources unwisely or wrongly.
- spend time badly or unwisely
- spend (money or other resources) unwisely
- To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely.
Examples
- He would MISSPEND his valuable turns, placing short words instead of building on bonus squares.
- I misspent my youth making friends and meeting people. Wait a minute: that's the secret of my success!
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English misspenden, equivalent to mis- + spend.
Scrabble Score: 13
misspend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmisspend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
misspend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
misspend: valid Words With Friends Word