misallocate

mis·al·lo·cate | \ ˌmis-ˈa-lə-ˌkāt

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misallocated; misallocating

Definition of misallocate

transitive verb

: to allocate (something, such as money or resources) poorly or improperly allegedly misallocated company funds Top managers misallocate resources, overpay themselves, and ignore other, possibly better ways of motivating employees—all because giving out options is "free."— Justin Fox

Examples of misallocate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Without collaboration, companies may fail to fully consider partner capabilities and incentives in investments and so may misallocate resources. — Daniel Pellathy And Ted Stank, WSJ, "Commentary: Cybersecurity Safeguards Should Extend to Supply-Chain Partners," 9 July 2020 This will drastically misallocate necessary funding for services such as public health and education, harming those most vulnerable. — Adam Eichen, The New Republic, "Advocates Want Everyone Counted, No Matter the Fate of the Citizenship Question," 27 June 2019 LaMore, who was executive director of the organization, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam to conspiring to misallocate federal funds to pay his salary and to inflating invoices to obtain additional cash for himself. — David Owens, courant.com, "Former Head Of Enfield Development Agency Pleads Guilty, IDs Co-Conspirator," 16 Mar. 2018 This is not a place that can afford to misallocate hundreds of millions of dollars in educational funds. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "There Is No ‘Epidemic of Mass School Shootings’," 1 Mar. 2018

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“Misallocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misallocate. Accessed 15 Jul. 2020.

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