Ill-spent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ill-spent is an adjective meaning Of money, not spent wisely.
Meaning
Of money, not spent wisely.
Example Sentences
In recent years the defeat of the U.S. long-distance passenger train by its competitors has often been quoted as a lesson to Britain. Dieselisation did not save it: therefore, it is argued (without reference to the very different conditions of inter-city travel in this country), modernisation of main-line B.R. passenger services is money ill-spent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unspendable, wasted, spendless, nonspending, unsquandered, unthrifty.
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