misallocation
English edit
Etymology edit
mis- + allocation
Noun edit
misallocation (plural misallocations)
- An improper or unwise allocation, especially of money
- 2009 January 6, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Martin Hutchinson, “Rebuilding the S.E.C.”, in New York Times[1]:
- When the bulk of a bank's assets can be traded, relying on historical acquisition costs distorts reality and leads to capital misallocation.