Meanings
nounoverallocation (uncountable)
- uncountableExcess 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
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishallocation
- Englishoverallocation
From over- + allocation.
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APA
overallocation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallocation
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“overallocation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallocation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overallocation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overallocation.
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