Overstaff

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To furnish with too many staff. transitive

    ""Thankfully, we were overstaffed, both the day shift and evening shift," said Francis Englert of the Red Cross New York chapter."

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""Thankfully, we were overstaffed, both the day shift and evening shift," said Francis Englert of the Red Cross New York chapter."

Etymology

From over- + staff.

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