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misallocation

/mɪsˌæləkˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
mis-al-lo-ca-tion
IPA
/mɪsˌæləkˈeɪʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An improper or unwise allocation, especially of money.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English allocation English misallocation From mis- + allocation.

Inflected Forms

misallocations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

misdistribution maldistribution malapportionment

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce misallocation?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˌæləkˈeɪʃən/.
What does misallocation mean?
An improper or unwise allocation, especially of money.
Where does misallocation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English allocation English misallocation From mis- + allocation.

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