misspends

verb

present tense third-person singular of misspend
as in spends
to use up carelessly warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misspends
  1. spends
  2. loses
  3. runs through
Verb
  • However, Mahomes still spends some time with baseball, helping coach his 3-year-old son, Bronze play the game.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Its share count could drop by 4% if the chipmaker spends its entire current authorization.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of spends
Verb
  • Nepal, which has reported about 26 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood events in the past four decades, loses ​more than 300 lives and property worth millions of dollars to extreme climate events annually on average.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • During peak season, these rules determine whether AI books the right job, creates extra work for dispatch or loses the customer.
    — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loses
Verb
  • Doing work, thinking work or work that runs through a relationship.
    — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In a new teaser for the episode, Johnson runs through the usual introduction before things quickly spiral into increasingly strange territory alongside SNL cast member Ashley Padilla.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of runs through
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“Misspends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspends. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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