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overstaffs

overstaffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 overstaffs

What is overstaffs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overstaffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overstaff.

Words near overstaffs in the dictionary

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

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