Misspend

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misspend \Mis*spend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misspent}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Misspending}.]
     To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to squander; to waste;
     as, to misspend time or money. --J. Philips.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misspend
       v 1: spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth"
       2: spend (money or other resources) unwisely
       [also: {misspent}]