Definition of "misallocated" [misallocated]

• Simple past tense and past participle of misallocate. (verb)

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• "But the Trust decided that of the £35. 8m excess invested in online, only £3. 5m of this could be classed as overspend while the remaining £24. 9m was "misallocated" by other BBC departments."
• "An improper buying decision based on imperfect information can be tragic – it misallocates resources in the market – and misallocated resources in a market can cause all sorts of collateral damage."
• "This can only happen because Phil and others like him are constantly looking for mispriced stocks i. e misallocated capital."