misspend
verb
mis·spend
ˌmis-ˈspend 
misspent
ˌmis-ˈspent
; misspending
; misspending
: to spend wrongly : squander
a misspent life
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Examples of misspend in a Sentence
Several government officials have been accused of misspending public money.
warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed
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Months later, Texas Pregnancy Care Network cut off funding to one of its biggest subcontractors after a San Antonio news outlet alleged the nonprofit had misspent money from the state.
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Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 9 July 2024
The trial’s first phase concluded in February when a jury in state court in Manhattan found that LaPierre had misspent millions of dollars of NRA money.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
In separate lawsuits, the Division of Securities accused the defendants of misleading investors about their grandiose plans for a fast-casual chain and then misspending $380,000 in investor cash.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 4 July 2024
Email address: Few states have a better view into the latest ways people are stealing and otherwise misspending local government dollars than Washington.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 14 June 2024
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Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 9 July 2024
The trial’s first phase concluded in February when a jury in state court in Manhattan found that LaPierre had misspent millions of dollars of NRA money.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
In separate lawsuits, the Division of Securities accused the defendants of misleading investors about their grandiose plans for a fast-casual chain and then misspending $380,000 in investor cash.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 4 July 2024
Email address: Few states have a better view into the latest ways people are stealing and otherwise misspending local government dollars than Washington.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 14 June 2024
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misspend
verb
mis·spend
(ˈ)mis-ˈspend
misspent
-ˈspent
; misspending
; misspending
: waste entry 2 sense 3, squander
a misspent youth
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