misspense

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noun

Improper spending; waste.

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Meanings

nounmisspense (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableImproper spending; waste.

    So that now to engage in contest about them, may be reasonably deemed nothing more than a wilful mispense of our time, labour and good humour [...]

    1680, Isaac Barrow, Of the love of God and our neighbour, in several sermons

Origin

From mis- + spense, shortened form of expense.

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APA

misspense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misspense

MLA

“misspense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misspense. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misspense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misspense.

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