as in to spend
to use up carelessly
warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed
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Recent Examples of misspend
Attorneys continue to await trial details for a former Caltrain manager who has been charged with misspending agency funds to build himself a secret apartment at a train station, and is expected to be challenged by his one-time co-defendant who has agreed to testify for the prosecution.
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Local officials also break the law, such as when health officials in Mississippi misspent federal funds for needy people on a volleyball stadium.
—Kevin R. Kosar, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Attorneys continue to await trial details for a former Caltrain manager who has been charged with misspending agency funds to build himself a secret apartment at a train station, and is expected to be challenged by his one-time co-defendant who has agreed to testify for the prosecution.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Whiting is accused of misspending to bolster his and his wife's campaigns.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Local officials also break the law, such as when health officials in Mississippi misspent federal funds for needy people on a volleyball stadium.
—Kevin R. Kosar, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Attorneys continue to await trial details for a former Caltrain manager who has been charged with misspending agency funds to build himself a secret apartment at a train station, and is expected to be challenged by his one-time co-defendant who has agreed to testify for the prosecution.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Whiting is accused of misspending to bolster his and his wife's campaigns.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Irby, 35, is a manager for corporate security and intelligence at FIS Global and spent more than 15 years in corporate security.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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Start by auditing your calendar and asking yourself: How much of your week is spent on reactive, tactical work?—
Luciana Paulise,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Misspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspend. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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