Misallocate: meaning, definitions and examples

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misallocate

[ ˌmɪsˈæl.ə.keɪt ]

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business

To allocate (resources) incorrectly or inefficiently.

Synonyms

misapportion, misassign, misdirect, misuse

Examples of usage

The company misallocated funds, leading to financial difficulties.
The team misallocated their time, resulting in missed deadlines.

Translations

Translations of the word "misallocate" in other languages:

🇵🇹 atribuir incorretamente

🇮🇳 गलत तरीके से आवंटित करना

🇩🇪 falsch zuordnen

🇮🇩 mengalokasikan secara salah

🇺🇦 неправильно розподілити

🇵🇱 niewłaściwie przydzielić

🇯🇵 誤配する

🇫🇷 mal attribuer

🇪🇸 asignar incorrectamente

🇹🇷 yanlış tahsis etmek

🇰🇷 잘못 배정하다

🇸🇦 تخصيص بشكل غير صحيح

🇨🇿 nesprávně přidělit

🇸🇰 nesprávne prideliť

🇨🇳 错误分配

🇸🇮 napačno dodeliti

🇮🇸 úthluta rangt

🇰🇿 дұрыс бөлмеу

🇬🇪 არასწორად განაწილება

🇦🇿 yanlış təyin etmək

🇲🇽 asignar incorrectamente

Word origin

The word 'misallocate' is a combination of 'mis-' meaning 'badly' or 'wrongly' and 'allocate' meaning 'to distribute'. It first appeared in the mid-19th century in English, derived from the Latin word 'allocare' which means 'to appoint'. The concept of misallocating resources has been a common issue in various fields, especially in business and economics.