History
History
Synonyms
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US
Meaning:
dissipate

(to cause fears, a bad smell, smoke etc) to go away gradually

expend, spend

fritter

a piece of fried batter with sliced fruit or meat in it

waste away

lose

to have (something) no longer because of accident, theft, carelessness etc

be deprived of; mislay

misappropriate

to take (a person's money) and use it wrongly (especially for one's own advantage)

use wrongly; steal

spend

to pay out (money) for goods, services etc; to use up (time, energy etc)

give, pay out

squander

to use up (time, money, an opportunity etc) carelessly

fritter away, use up

MISSPEND as in Wiktionary
MISSPEND as in Wikipedia