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misallocate

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mis⋅al⋅lo⋅cate

[mis-al-uh-keyt]
–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.

Origin:
mis- 1 + allocate


mis⋅al⋅lo⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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mis·al·lo·cate   (mĭs-āl'ə-kāt')   
tr.v.   mis·al·lo·cat·ed, mis·al·lo·cat·ing, mis·al·lo·cates
To allocate (resources or capital, for example) wrongly or inappropriately.
mis'al·lo·ca'tion n.
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