overstaffing
overstaffing is the present participle and gerund of overstaff.
Meaning of overstaff
Verb
overstaff (third-person singular simple present overstaffs, present participle overstaffing, simple past and past participle overstaffed)
- To furnish with too many staff.
- "Thankfully, we were overstaffed, both the day shift and evening shift," said Francis Englert of the Red Cross New York chapter.2009 January 18, Jake Mooney, “Socks and Blankets, Courtesy of a Familiar Good Samaritan”, in New York Times
Questions about overstaffing
- What is overstaffing the present participle and gerund of?
- Overstaffing is the present participle and gerund of overstaff.
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