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misallocate

[ mis-al-uh-keyt ]
/ m瑟s藞忙l 蓹藢ke瑟t /
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verb (used with object), mis路al路lo路cat路ed, mis路al路lo路cat路ing.
to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.
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Origin of misallocate

mis-1 + allocate

OTHER WORDS FROM misallocate

mis路al路lo路ca路tion, noun

Words nearby misallocate

misadventure, misadvise, misalign, misaligned, misalliance, misallocate, misally, misandrist, misandry, misanthrope, misanthropic
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