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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries错误分配
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Cuòwù fēnpèi
"错误分配导致了资源的浪费。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of allocating something incorrectly or ineffectively.
"The misallocation of funds led to several projects being underfunded." - 2
A situation in which resources are distributed in a way that does not maximize efficiency or effectiveness.
"The misallocation of human resources resulted in delays in project completion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'mis-' (meaning wrongly or badly, from Old English 'mis-') combined with 'allocation', which stems from Medieval Latin 'allocare' (to assign, place to, from 'ad-' + 'locare' to place). The combined term emerged in modern economic and administrative discourse during the 20th century to describe the incorrect distribution of resources, funds, or assets.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misallocation" is said worldwide
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Mauvaise allocation
Transliteration: Mo-vèd al-lo-ka-syon
"La mauvaise allocation des ressources a causé des problèmes."
Fehlallokation
Transliteration: Fayl-al-lo-ka-tsyon
"Die Fehlallokation von Mitteln führte zu Verzögerungen."
Mala allocazione
Transliteration: Mah-lah al-lo-ka-tsyo-neh
"La mala allocazione delle risorse ha causato inefficienze."
Mala asignación
Transliteration: Mah-lah ah-sin-na-syon
"La mala asignación de recursos afectó el proyecto."
Mau alocação
Transliteration: Mau ah-lo-ka-sao
"A mau alocação de recursos causou problemas."
गलत आवंटन
Transliteration: Galat aavantan
"गलत आवंटन के कारण परियोजना में देरी हुई।"
错误分配
Transliteration: Cuòwù fēnpèi
"错误分配导致了资源的浪费。"
잘못된 할당
Transliteration: Jalmotdoen haldang
"잘못된 할당으로 인해 프로젝트가 지연되었습니다."
誤った配分
Transliteration: Ayamatta haibun
"誤った配分がプロジェクトの遅延を引き起こしました。"
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