English → Latin
“misspend” in Latin
effundōto pour out, shed, spread abroad, drain off; to pour, drive, cast or send out, shower, discharge; to give oneself up to,profundōto pour forth, to lavish; to prostrate; to squanderdissipōto scatter, disperse, spread abroad; to dissipate or squander; to demolish, overthrow, destroy, ruindisperdōto destroy or ruin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
misspend
effundere, profundere, dissipare, disperdere: to misspend time, tempus perdere, tempore abuti (Cic.): to misspend labor, operam perdere (Cic.); or frustra conterere (Terentianus): to misspend one’s strength, vim suam perdere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for misspend?
- The usual Latin words for “misspend” are effundō, profundō, dissipō; also disperdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.