upstaff
upstaff verb: to hire additional employees, thereby increasing the size of the workforce.
Verb
upstaff (third-person singular simple present upstaffs, present participle upstaffing, simple past and past participle upstaffed)
- To hire additional employees, thereby increasing the size of the workforce.
- Samsung is planning to upstaff and move its West Coast offices, currently located in Orange County, to Century City.1996 February 29, Rex Weiner, Michael Williams, “Samsung, Milchan pact”, in Daily Variety
- Mr. Armes said “a decision by the ministry to upstaff the service it operates in Brampton was a key factor” in the negotiators’ decision to recommend the new offer.1988 December 31, Gary Webb, “Health ministry accused of strikebreaking”, in The Globe and Mail (Canada)
Examples of upstaff in a sentence
- “I see merit in upstaffing Thea,” Gideon said.2001, Karen Sandler, Eternity, →ISBN, page 39:
- Meanwhile, David and I upstaffed the spare and pulled two people out of a rollover at the Minnewanka Interchange.2016, Graeme Pole, Siren Call, →ISBN:
Forms of upstaff
| third-person singular present | upstaffs |
|---|---|
| present participle | upstaffing |
| past participle | upstaffed |
| past | upstaffed |
Questions about upstaff
- What does upstaff mean?
- Upstaff means to hire additional employees, thereby increasing the size of the workforce.
- How do you use upstaff in a sentence?
- “I see merit in upstaffing Thea,” Gideon said.
- What part of speech is upstaff?
- Upstaff is a verb.
- What is the past tense of upstaff?
- The past tense of upstaff is upstaffed.
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