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overallocation

/ˌəʊvərəˌlɒkˈeɪʃən/

/ˌoʊvərəˌlɑːkˈeɪʃən/

Translations

overallocationnoun

overallocations

The overallocation of funds resulted in a budget surplus.

Переизбыток средств привел к профициту бюджета.

Synonyms

excess allocation

overallocationadjective

/ˌəʊvərəˌlɒkˈeɪʃən/

/ˌoʊvərəˌlɑːkˈeɪʃən/

Used attributively: e.g., "overallocation risk".

Synonyms

excessively allocated

overallocated (adjective)

overallocationnoun

The act of assigning or distributing more resources, such as time, money, or personnel, than are available or necessary.

The overallocation of funds to the marketing department left the research team with insufficient resources.

A situation in which resources are overcommitted, leading to inefficiencies or potential project delays.

The project manager faced challenges due to the overallocation of team members across multiple projects.

overallocationadjective

relating to or resulting from an excess allocation of resources

The team conducted an audit to identify overallocation risks in the schedule.