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misspending

misspending noun: improper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering. Also the present participle and gerund of misspend.

Noun

misspending (countable and uncountable, plural misspendings)

  1. Improper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering

Also used as

misspending is also the present participle and gerund of misspend.

Forms of misspending

pluralmisspendings

Origin of misspending

From Middle English mysspendynge, equivalent to misspend + -ing.

From misspend + -ing.

Questions about misspending

What does misspending mean?
Misspending means improper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering.
What part of speech is misspending?
Misspending is a noun.
What is the plural of misspending?
The plural of misspending is misspendings.

Words near misspending in the dictionary

  1. misspend
  2. misspender
  3. misspenders
  4. misspendest
  5. misspendeth
  6. misspending
  7. misspendings
  8. misspends
  9. misspense
  10. misspent
  11. misspin

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