maldistribution

noun

: bad or faulty distribution : undesirable inequality or unevenness of placement or apportionment (as of population, resources, or wealth) over an area or among members of a group

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The core drivers of hunger and malnutrition are poverty and maldistribution, including excessive food loss and waste, not insufficient agricultural production. Christopher B. Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2022 Hospital admissions are 20% lower and physician visits 40% lower in the U.S. than in the average high-income democracy, yet U.S. per capita health spending is double, largely because of higher prices, administrative costs, uncapped entitlements, and caregiver shortages and maldistribution. Marc Rodwin, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of maldistribution was in 1895

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“Maldistribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maldistribution. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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