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restaffing

restaffing is the present participle and gerund of restaff.

Meaning of restaff

Verb

restaff (third-person singular simple present restaffs, present participle restaffing, simple past and past participle restaffed)

  1. (transitive) To staff again or anew; to supply with new employees.

Noun

restaffing (plural restaffings)

  1. The replacement of staff.
    • When the reduction is drawn out over many months, several major restaffings of the same division may occur, each such restaffing requiring training and retraining, preparation of new job descriptions, adjustment of records, etc.1949, United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, Task Force Report on Federal Personnel, page 68

Forms of restaffing

pluralrestaffings

Questions about restaffing

What does restaffing mean?
Restaffing means the replacement of staff.
What is restaffing the present participle and gerund of?
Restaffing is the present participle and gerund of restaff.
What part of speech is restaffing?
Restaffing is a noun.
What is the plural of restaffing?
The plural of restaffing is restaffings.

Words near restaffing in the dictionary

  1. restacks
  2. RESTafarian
  3. RESTafarians
  4. restaff
  5. restaffed
  6. restaffing
  7. restaffings
  8. restaffs
  9. restage
  10. restaged
  11. restager

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