misspend

UK
/mɪsˈspɛnd/
US
/mɪsˈspɛnd/
misspendverb
misspent
Past Simple
misspent
Past Participle
misspending
Gerund
UK
/mɪsˈspɛnd/
US
/mɪsˈspɛnd/
Translations
тратить впустую
He tends to misspend his money on unnecessary gadgets.
Он склонен тратить впустую свои деньги на ненужные гаджеты.
She realized she had misspent her time on trivial matters.
Она поняла, что растратила своё время на пустяки.
Additional translations
неразумно тратить
Definitions
To spend money or resources unwisely or inappropriately.
He regretted misspending his inheritance on luxury items instead of investing it.
To use time, especially one's youth or another period, wastefully or unprofitably.
He realized he had misspent his youth in idle pursuits.