Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underallocation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-al-lo-ca-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A less than normal, or insufficient, allocation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Combining data from males from this experiment (plus females in the underallocation treatment) and females from the Creighton et al."

Etymology

From under- + allocation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Inflected Forms

underallocations (plural)

Questions

What does underallocation mean?: A less than normal, or insufficient, allocation.
Where does underallocation come from?: From under- + allocation.

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