misdistribute
misdistribute verb: to distribute incorrectly or unfairly.
Verb
misdistribute (third-person singular simple present misdistributes, present participle misdistributing, simple past and past participle misdistributed)
- To distribute incorrectly or unfairly.
- Like Tanner he is an orator, an outsider, a rebel against the existing political and social order, who believes that society misdistributes wealth horribly.1991, John Anthony Bertolini, The playwrighting self of Bernard Shaw, page 44
- It misdesigned goods, adversely selected technologies, misallocated and misremunerated factors of production, encouraged work to rule, underproduced, misdistributed outputs and was subject to a myriad of moral hazards.2009, Steven Rosefielde, Red Holocaust, page 240
Forms of misdistribute
| third-person singular present | misdistributes |
|---|---|
| present participle | misdistributing |
| past participle | misdistributed |
| past | misdistributed |
Origin of misdistribute
From mis- + distribute.
Questions about misdistribute
- What does misdistribute mean?
- Misdistribute means to distribute incorrectly or unfairly.
- What part of speech is misdistribute?
- Misdistribute is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misdistribute?
- The past tense of misdistribute is misdistributed.
Words near misdistribute in the dictionary
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