- overstaffed
- [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)stɑ͟ːft, -stæ̱ft[/t]]
ADJ-GRADEDIf you say that a place is overstaffed, you think there are more people working there than is necessary.
Many workers believe the factory is overstaffed.
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overstaffed — o‧ver‧staffed [ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft◂ ǁ ˌoʊvərˈstæft◂] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES an overstaffed company, organization etc has more people working for it than it needs; = OVERMANNED: • We were overstaffed in some areas and not as competitive as we should… … Financial and business terms
overstaffed — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈstɑːft] US [ˌoʊvərˈstæft] adjective a business that is overstaffed has more workers than it needs Thesaurus: words used to describe businesses and companieshyponym … Useful english dictionary
overstaffed — o|ver|staffed [ˌəuvəˈsta:ft US ˌouvərˈstæft] adj an overstaffed company, organization etc has more workers than it needs ≠ ↑understaffed … Dictionary of contemporary English
overstaffed — o|ver|staffed [ ,ouvər stæft ] adjective a business that is overstaffed has more workers than it needs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overstaffed — adjective a company, organization etc that is overstaffed has more workers than it needs opposite understaffed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overstaffed — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈstɑːft] / US [ˌoʊvərˈstæft] adjective a business that is overstaffed has more workers than it needs … English dictionary
overstaffed — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. having too many workers, having too many employees, having excess labor, having excess help, having no openings; see also full 1 , 3 … English dictionary for students
overstaffed — v. hire more employees than are needed, overman … English contemporary dictionary
overstaffing — overstaffed o‧ver‧staffed [ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft◂ ǁ ˌoʊvərˈstæft◂] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES an overstaffed company, organization etc has more people working for it than it needs; = OVERMANNED: • We were overstaffed in some areas and not as competitive as … Financial and business terms
overmanned — o‧ver‧manned [ˌəʊvəˈmænd◂ ǁ ˌoʊvər ] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES having more workers than are needed for a job, activity etc; = OVERSTAFFED: • The police department was severely overmanned, and they called for the elimination of 1,605 police… … Financial and business terms
