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expend vs misspend

misspend vs expend

expend and misspend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expend No No Yes No
misspend No No Yes No
As verbs, misspend is a hyponym of expend; that is, misspend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expend:
  • expend: pay out
  • misspend: spend (money or other resources) unwisely
expend (verb) misspend (verb)
use up (resources or materials) spend (money or other resources) unwisely
pay out spend time badly or unwisely
Difference between expend and misspend

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