overallocate
Distribute too much
To overallocate is to assign more of something—time, money, resources, memory—than is available or advisable.
In computing, overallocating memory can crash a system.
In project management, overallocating staff means scheduling people for more hours than they have: We overallocated the design team and now everyone's burned out.
The noun is overallocation.
Amount exceeding requirement
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- glutExcessive surplus
- overfundProvide excessive capital
overbudget · overstock · overflow · overprovision · saturation · superfluity · overkill · redundancy
Load beyond capacity
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- overextendExceed one's limits
- overcommitPromise more than feasible
overstrain · overwork · stretch · exhaust · deplete · saturate · encumber · overtax
Compute incorrectly
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- misbudgetAllocate money wrongly
- misdirectLead away from truth
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
oversight · misuse · incompetence · bungling · maladministration · misappropriate · squander · waste
Lack of proper balance
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- skewTwist from straight
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
unevenness · lopsidedness · distortion · inequity · bias · maldistribution · discrepancy · variance
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- glutExcessive surplus
overfund · overbudget · overstock · overflow · overprovision · saturation · superfluity · overkill · redundancy · overcommitment
overburden
Load beyond capacity
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- overextendExceed one's limits
overcommit · overstrain · overwork · stretch · exhaust · deplete · saturate · encumber · overtax · pressure
miscalculate
Compute incorrectly
blunder · oversight · misuse · incompetence · bungling · maladministration · misappropriate · squander · waste · imprudence
disproportion
Lack of proper balance
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- skewTwist from straight
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
asymmetry · unevenness · lopsidedness · distortion · inequity · bias · maldistribution · discrepancy · variance · favoritism
overallocateunderfund
Provide insufficient monetary support
underbudget · undercommit · skimp · ration · stint