Staffing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the practice of hiring and firing staff
  2. 2
    The personnel required for some project.

    "In accordance with an agreement made in 1855, "the Junction Station" (Coaley) was erected at the expense of the Dursley Company, which also paid for the staffing of it."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of staff form-of, gerund, participle, present

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personnelcaneforcemacepropstave

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"Paul's knowledge of creative bookkeeping has been the secret of his ability to get all the staffing he needs."

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