Misbudget

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To budget too much or too little.

    "Because a student misallocates or misbudgets time on one occasion does not necessarily mean the student will do so on all occasions"

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"Because a student misallocates or misbudgets time on one occasion does not necessarily mean the student will do so on all occasions"

Etymology

From mis- + budget.

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