overallocate

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verb

To allocate too much of.

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Meanings

verboverallocate (third-person singular simple present overallocates, present participle overallocating, simple past and past participle overallocated)

present singular third person overallocates · participle present overallocating · participle past overallocated · past overallocated

  1. transitiveTo allocate too much of.

Origin

From over- + allocate.

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Cite this entry
APA

overallocate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallocate

MLA

“overallocate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallocate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overallocate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallocate.

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