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understaffing

verb

Meaning

  1. To furnish with too few staff; to staff inadequately.
  2. The situation of having insufficient members of staff.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

short-staffed(English)undermanned(English)inadequate(English)short-handed(English)staffing(English)manpower(English)subemployment(English)underallocation(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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