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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)

  1. (transitive) 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.

Words near overstaffing in the dictionary

  1. overstacked
  2. overstacking
  3. overstacks
  4. overstaff
  5. overstaffed
  6. overstaffing
  7. overstaffs
  8. overstage
  9. overstaged
  10. overstages
  11. overstaging

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