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mismanage

CEFR: C1

To administer, direct, govern, or manage a company, public service, or financial budget badly, incompetently, or dishonestly.

Synonyms

mishandle
maladminister

Common Collocations

mismanage funds
mismanage the economy
grossly mismanage

Example Sentence

Independent auditors concluded that regional water authorities had mismanaged infrastructure budgets over decades.

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