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misallocate

verb

Etymology

From mis- + allocate.

  1. derived from allocō
  2. borrowed from allocātus
  3. prefixed as misallocate — “mis + allocate”

Definitions

  1. To allocate incorrectly or inappropriately.

    • It misdesigned goods, adversely selected technologies, misallocated and misremunerated factors of production, encouraged work to rule, underproduced, misdistributed outputs and was subject to a myriad of moral hazards.
    • Despite Japan's well deserved reputation for high quality export products, its economic system misallocates factors, under-produces, overworks, misdistributes and mistransfers goods and services.

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