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misallocation

mis·al·lo·cate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-al-uh-keyt]
    • /mɪsˈæl əˌkeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-al-uh-keyt]
    • /mɪsˈæl əˌkeɪt/

Definitions of misallocation word

  • verb with object misallocation to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources. 1
  • noun misallocation An improper or unwise allocation, especially of money. 1
  • noun misallocation improper or wrong allocation 0
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Parts of speech for Misallocation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Misallocation

misallocation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for misallocation

noun misallocation

  • allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
Just one Antonym for misallocation

Top questions with misallocation

  • what is misallocation of resources?

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