misallocation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌmɪs.æl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌmɪs.æl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
调拨不当
the fact of allocating something (= giving it to someone or something as a share of a total amount) wrongly or in a way that is not acceptable
He noted concerns about waste or misallocation of public funds and resources. 他表示了对公共资金及资源的浪费或不当调拨的担忧。
The result is a massive misallocation of resources.
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- The bank believes that there is a much bigger problem of capital and resource misallocation.
- They suggested that there had been a substantial misallocation of public funds.
- These false signals to businesses and investors cause distortions and misallocations of capital.