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misspent

[ mis-spent ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of misspend.


adjective

  1. spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted:

    misspent youth.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of misspent1

First recorded in 1425–75, for the adjective
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They think claims of bureaucratic bloat and misspent tax dollars are legit across all levels of government, and he noted that in California, undocumented immigrants qualify for Medi-Cal.

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It believes that much of that funding has been misspent.

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"If we want to restore fiscal responsibility, we must start by being transparent about the dollars that are spent, address the issues we find, and then hold those accountable who have misspent funds," Johnson wrote.

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He alleges that some government officials hoped to bypass the legal requirements, including public consultation, that are supposed to prevent taxpayers' money from being misspent.

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Other issues to arise in this contest have included the role of school police on campus and allegations that the district misspent voter-approved funding to increase arts instruction, questions that the candidates have addressed below.

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