maldistribution

American  

[mal-dis-truh-byoo-shuhn] / ˌmæl dɪs trəˈbyu ʃən /

noun

1. bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.

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maldistribution British  

/ ˌmældɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən /

noun

1. faulty, unequal, or unfair distribution (as of wealth, business, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• maldistributed adjective

Etymology

Origin of maldistribution

First recorded in 1890–95; mal- + distribution

Example Sentences

He accused certain governments, pharmaceutical companies, and public health policies of favoring the “maldistribution of medical technologies.”

From Literature

There’s no justification for that kind of maldistribution and none of us are smart enough to say we deserve that much more than that for everybody else.

From Washington Post

“Rather than using the crisis as the means to reform the problematic high-fee structures and maldistribution of childcare services – let alone needed reforms to very low pay rates – good PR appears to be the aim.”

From The Guardian

As areas that subsist on agriculture become less livable, the increasing exodus of rural Americans to cities may exacerbate the perennial issue of geographic maldistribution, in which physicians flock to the New York-Presbyterian and Massachusetts General hospitals of the country, leaving rural and underserved urban regions devoid of services.

From Scientific American

The real issue: Fixing the maldistribution of health care is important, Nisarg A. Patel writes.

From Slate