maldeploymentn.
/ˌmaldᵻˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌmældəˈplɔɪmənt/ Inefficient deployment of resources; an instance of this.
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society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [noun] > under- or over-employment
under-employment1909
overemployment1923
maldeployment1950
the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > resources > instance of inefficient deployment of
maldeployment1950
1950 Times 14 Mar. 8/3 There was obviously a mal-deployment of labour. There were far too few houses and they were costing too much.
1978 Sci. Amer. May 50/2 Various maldeployments of forces could be corrected.
1990 Independent 2 Aug. 6/4 The Army has been plagued by ‘maldeployment’ since the end of the Second World War.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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