mismanage mis‧man‧age [ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ] verb [transitive]
to manage a company, economy etc badly:
• The project has been mismanaged from start to finish.
• British firms squander billions each year by mismanaging corporate overheads.
— mismanagement noun [uncountable] :
• Shareholders may sue the directors for mismanagement.
• The government has been accused of economic mismanagement.
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mismanage UK US /ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒ/ verb [T]
► MANAGEMENT to organize or control something badly: mismanage a company/the economy »
The previous bosses had mismanaged the company to the point of collapse.
»The audit found that the company had underestimated costs and mismanaged funds.
Financial and business terms. 2012.