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overallocation

overallocation noun: excess allocation.

Noun

overallocation (uncountable)

  1. Excess allocation
    • The carbon-trading pact “has struggled with credibility from Day 1, given the starting overallocation of emissions allowances,” Alex Rau, of the carbon-trading firm Climate Wedge, said in an e-mail message.2009 March 7, Kate Galbraith, “Little Impact Is Foreseen Over Change for Emissions”, in New York Times

Origin of overallocation

From over- + allocation.

Questions about overallocation

What does overallocation mean?
Overallocation means excess allocation.
What part of speech is overallocation?
Overallocation is a noun.

Words near overallocation in the dictionary

  1. overalled
  2. overallocate
  3. overallocated
  4. overallocates
  5. overallocating
  6. overallocation
  7. overallotment
  8. overallotments
  9. overalls
  10. overally
  11. overambition

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