as in to spend
to use up carelessly
warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed
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Worthy allegedly stole and misspent SF SAFE funds for years and used them for personal expenses and lavish events.
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Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
The first phase of the trial, decided in February by a Manhattan jury, found LaPierre and another deputy liable for misspending millions of dollars on lavish trips and other personal expenses.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 July 2024
Months later, Texas Pregnancy Care Network cut off funding to one of its biggest subcontractors after a San Antonio news outlet alleged the nonprofit had misspent money from the state.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 9 July 2024
The trial’s first phase concluded in February when a jury in state court in Manhattan found that LaPierre had misspent millions of dollars of NRA money.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
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Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
The first phase of the trial, decided in February by a Manhattan jury, found LaPierre and another deputy liable for misspending millions of dollars on lavish trips and other personal expenses.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 July 2024
Months later, Texas Pregnancy Care Network cut off funding to one of its biggest subcontractors after a San Antonio news outlet alleged the nonprofit had misspent money from the state.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 9 July 2024
The trial’s first phase concluded in February when a jury in state court in Manhattan found that LaPierre had misspent millions of dollars of NRA money.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
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“Misspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspend. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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