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misallotment

misallotment noun: incorrect allotment.

Noun

misallotment (usually uncountable, plural misallotments)

  1. (usually) Incorrect allotment.
    • misallotment of resources

Forms of misallotment

pluralmisallotments

Origin of misallotment

From mis- + allotment.

Questions about misallotment

What does misallotment mean?
Misallotment means incorrect allotment.
What part of speech is misallotment?
Misallotment is a noun.
What is the plural of misallotment?
The plural of misallotment is misallotments.

Words near misallotment in the dictionary

  1. misallocating
  2. misallocation
  3. misallocations
  4. misallocative
  5. misallot
  6. misallotment
  7. misallotments
  8. misallots
  9. misallotted
  10. misallotting
  11. misallowance

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