misallocate

[mis-al-uh-keyt]

verb (used with object), mis·al·lo·cat·ed, mis·al·lo·cat·ing.

to allocate mistakenly or improperly: to misallocate resources.

Origin of misallocate

mis-¹ + allocate

Related formsmis·al·lo·ca·tion, noun

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