Etymology

misspending

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Today it means: Improper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering Full definition →

Middle English mysspendynge
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misspending · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited frommysspendynge
  2. English todaymisspending

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

misspending · verb2

From misspend + -ing.

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