Definition of "misallocates" [misallocates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misallocate. (verb)

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• "It's the taking of resources from the private economy which allocates them fairly efficiently and gives them to the government which misallocates them via misguided wealth redistribution policies, through the subsidy of unviable industries or just plain cronyism."
• "Artificially lowering market interest rates by printing money misallocates resources and misdirects economic activity."
• "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."