misallocate
verb [ T ] uk/mɪsˈæl.ə.keɪt/ us/mɪsˈæl.ə.keɪt/
不当调拨
to share things between people or groups badly, wrongly, or in a way that was not intended
The company misallocated its resources by investing in a series of ill-advised projects.
Any misallocated funds must be repaid to the school. 任何调拨不当的资金必须归还给学校。
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- The charity has just three months to identify and repay the funds it has misallocated.
- The directors have misallocated cash which should have been paid into the company's pension fund.
- Monopolies tend to be economically inefficient and misallocate resources.