noun
- the act of allocating or distributing resources, funds, or assets incorrectly or inefficiently
Usage: economics; business
Examples
- The company’s misallocation of funds led to budget shortfalls in critical departments.
- Economic experts blamed the recession partly on the misallocation of capital in the housing market.
- The misallocation of resources resulted in some projects being overfunded while others lacked support.
- Government auditors identified significant misallocation in the education budget.
- The CEO was criticized for the misallocation of personnel to non-essential tasks.
- Market inefficiencies often stem from the misallocation of investment capital.