misallocationn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsaləˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɪsˌæləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, allocation n.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + allocation n. Compare slightly later misallocate v.

Failure to allocate efficiently or correctly what is to be assigned or distributed; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > assigning or allotting > faulty

misallocation1934

1934 Clearfield (Pa.) Progress 12 May 1/5 An indictment charging misallocation of bank funds..was returned by a Federal grand jury today against four Johnstown bankers.

1940 Amer. Econ. Rev. 30 402 The falling marginal cost curves..seem to be due to..misallocation of costs as between fixed and variable.

1950 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. Apr. 118 The crop-share lease has not resulted in the gross misallocation of land that would have occurred.

1965 H. Kahn On Escalation viii. 152 There has been a startling misallocation of official emphasis.

1971 Nature 9 July 82/2 Mondale's argument that the shuttle is a far grosser misallocation of priorities than the SST..may carry great weight.

1992 Unesco Courier Mar. 37/1 It brought women together to talk about the interconnection of hunger, disease, poverty, maldevelopment, misallocation of resources, illiteracy, war and peace.

2004 W. Schnedler Value Signals Hidden Action Models v. 122 Misallocation of effort is problematic and prevents the utilisation of information.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misallocation
释义	misallocationn. Brit. /ˌmɪsaləˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsˌæləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, allocation n. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + allocation n. Compare slightly later misallocate v. Failure to allocate efficiently or correctly what is to be assigned or distributed; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > assigning or allotting > faulty misallocation1934 1934 Clearfield (Pa.) Progress 12 May 1/5 An indictment charging misallocation of bank funds..was returned by a Federal grand jury today against four Johnstown bankers. 1940 Amer. Econ. Rev. 30 402 The falling marginal cost curves..seem to be due to..misallocation of costs as between fixed and variable. 1950 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. Apr. 118 The crop-share lease has not resulted in the gross misallocation of land that would have occurred. 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation viii. 152 There has been a startling misallocation of official emphasis. 1971 Nature 9 July 82/2 Mondale's argument that the shuttle is a far grosser misallocation of priorities than the SST..may carry great weight. 1992 Unesco Courier Mar. 37/1 It brought women together to talk about the interconnection of hunger, disease, poverty, maldevelopment, misallocation of resources, illiteracy, war and peace. 2004 W. Schnedler Value Signals Hidden Action Models v. 122 Misallocation of effort is problematic and prevents the utilisation of information. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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