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upstaffed

upstaffed is the simple past and past participle of upstaff.

Meaning of upstaff

Verb

upstaff (third-person singular simple present upstaffs, present participle upstaffing, simple past and past participle upstaffed)

  1. 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

Questions about upstaffed

What is upstaffed the simple past and past participle of?
Upstaffed is the simple past and past participle of upstaff.

Words near upstaffed in the dictionary

  1. upspurts
  2. UPSR
  3. upstack
  4. upstacks
  5. upstaff
  6. upstaffed
  7. upstaffing
  8. upstaffs
  9. upstage
  10. upstaged
  11. upstager

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