misallocation

noun

mis·al·lo·ca·tion ˌmis-ˌa-lə-ˈkā-shən

plural misallocations

: the act or an instance of misallocating something (such as money or resources) : poor or improper allocation

misallocation of tax dollars

And there are many who would say that any interference with a free market system … inevitably results in misallocations of resources just because planners cannot be omniscient.—

R. Weiss et al.

Examples of misallocation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Bitcoin’s Role Sound money imposes fiscal and behavioral restraints, improving economic calculation, reducing resource misallocation and correcting for malinvestment, both on an economic and cultural level. —

Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 This can result in inadequate planning, failure to anticipate challenges, and misallocation of resources. —

Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 The bigger problem is misallocation in the US physician workforce, Coffman told me last year. —

Dylan Scott, Vox, 19 July 2024 The error led to a misallocation of some of the state’s most coveted big-game tags and caused headaches for hundreds of hunters who entered the draw. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for misallocation

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