misspendverb [ T ]
uk/ˌmɪsˈspend/us/ˌmɪsˈspend/misspentto use time or money in a way that wastes it or is not wise:
We must stop public money being misspent in this way.
Being a good pool player is usually a sign of a misspent youth.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- expense
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- payee
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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Spending time & time passing
Using and misusing
Wasting