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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMauvaise allocation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo-vɛz al-lɔ-ka-sjɔ̃
"Les fonds ont été mal alloués."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To allocate something incorrectly or inappropriately.
"The funds were misallocated, leading to a shortage in essential services." - 2
To assign resources or responsibilities in a way that is not effective or efficient.
"If we misallocate our time, we may not meet our project deadlines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'misallocate' is formed by the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly', combined with 'allocate', which comes from the Latin 'allocare', meaning 'to assign'. The term has evolved in English to denote the incorrect distribution of resources or responsibilities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misallocate" is said worldwide
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Mauvaise allocation
Transliteration: mo-vɛz al-lɔ-ka-sjɔ̃
"Les fonds ont été mal alloués."
Falsche Zuweisung
Transliteration: fal-she tsu-vai-zung
"Die Mittel wurden falsch zugewiesen."
Assegnazione errata
Transliteration: as-seg-na-tsjo-ne er-ra-ta
"I fondi sono stati assegnati in modo errato."
Asignación incorrecta
Transliteration: asiɣnaθjon inkorrektɐ
"Los fondos fueron asignados incorrectamente."
Alocação incorreta
Transliteration: alokaˈsɐ̃w̃ ĩkoˈʁɛtɐ
"Os fundos foram alocados incorretamente."
गलत आवंटन
Transliteration: galat āvaṇṭan
"धन का गलत आवंटन किया गया।"
错误分配
Transliteration: cuòwù fēnpèi
"资金被错误分配。"
잘못된 할당
Transliteration: jalmosdoen haldang
"자금이 잘못 배분되었습니다."
誤った配分
Transliteration: ayamatta haibun
"資金が誤って配分されました。"
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