Synonyms of misallocate

misallocate

verb

as in to refuse

Related Words

• refuse
• withhold
• deprive (of)
• deny
• disallow
• reject
• begrudge
• decline
• skimp
• stint
• niggle (out)
• pinch

Dissimilar Words

• allocate
• portion
• deal (out)
• distribute
• dispense
• apportion
• administer
• hand out
• prorate
• proportion
• parcel (out)
• mete (out)
• measure (out)
• share (out)
• divide
• redistribute
• lot
• allow
• set
• assign
• split
• appropriate
• dole out
• provide
• supply
• ration
• part
• allot
• furnish
• share
• issue
• disburse
• bestow
• divvy (up)
• dish out
• admeasure
• dollop (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misallocate

Industrial policy of this sort would misallocate capital in a way that would slow the economy’s transition to a post-virus new normal. — Glenn Hubbard, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020

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, 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, 27 June 2019

This is not a place that can afford to misallocate hundreds of millions of dollars in educational funds. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 1 Mar. 2018