Misallocate: meaning, definitions and examples

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misallocate

 

[ ˌmɪsˈæl.ə.keɪt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

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

Etymology

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.

See also: allocatable, allocate, allocated, allocating, allocation, reallocate, reallocation, unallocated, underallocation.