to misspend

Examples

• All

• Moreover, they do so without going broke or misspending public dollars.

  Academic text (2002)

• And also maybe misspending your time is constantly doing do, do, do.

  The Minimalists

• As a result, they recognize that if they continue to waste and misspend money, they will continue to be rewarded with enough funds to pay bills.

  Blog text (5)

• She regretted that she had chosen to misspend her savings on an expensive car instead of investing in her education.

• The committee warned that they could not afford to misspend their budget on unnecessary projects.

Synonyms

W

to waste

vsto misspend

∞ 1.0

To use or spend something carelessly and without good reason

is the same foolish use but stresses lack of wisdom

W

to waste time

vsto misspend

728 1.6

To spend time doing things that are not useful instead of doing something more useful

is about wasting any resource, not only unproductive time

B

to blow

vsto misspend

• Informal

265 5.3

To waste a lot of money on things you do not need

covers foolish use more generally, not only quick loss

S

to squander

vsto misspend

67 6.5

To use money, time, or chances in a foolish way

is similar but can mean less extreme or smaller waste

R

to run through

vsto misspend

16 4.4

Use up money or supplies quickly and wastefully

covers foolish wasting even when use is slower or subtle

O

to overspend

vsto misspend

7 4.4

To use more money than you can afford or planned to use

describes excess spending rather than the foolish wasteful quality

T

to throw money away

vsto misspend

4 3.5

Spend money on things you do not need

is broader, covering foolish use of time or other resources

F

to fritter away

vsto misspend

4 6.0

Waste time or money on small unimportant things

can describe larger or more clearly foolish losses too

D

to dissipate

vsto misspend

3 7.0

To use money or energy in a foolish, wasteful way

is the same foolish wasting idea but stated more simply

W

to waste energy

vsto misspend

2 3.5

Use time or effort in a way that achieves little

focuses on wasting resources foolishly, not only ineffective effort

B

to blow savings

vsto misspend

• Informal

1 6.9

To spend saved money quickly on things you do not need

applies to foolish spending of any resource, not only savings

O

to overinvest

vsto misspend

1 6.1

To put more money, time, or resources into something than is wise

focuses on foolish waste rather than merely overcommitting

M

to make ducks and drakes

vsto misspend

• Archaic

9.9

To waste money or other things by being careless

is wasteful too but may be less wildly reckless

F

to fool away

vsto misspend

8.1

To waste time, money, or chances by being careless

is similar but focuses on the foolish quality of the act

T

to trifle away

vsto misspend

8.2

To waste time, money, or chances on things that do not matter

is more bluntly about foolish or wasteful spending overall

W

to waste one's time

vsto misspend

3.3

To spend time on things that are not useful

is broader and applies to foolish use of other resources

Antonyms

I

to invest

715 3.5

To put money, time, or effort into something hoping for a future benefit

How Wasteful

to squander

67 6.5

to waste

∞ 1.0

to misspend

1 6.5

to fritter away

4 6.0

misuse

45 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology