overstaffed
1overstaffed — 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… …
2overstaffed — 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 …
3overstaffed — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)stɑ͟ːft, stæ̱ft[/t]] ADJ GRADED If 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. Ant: understaffed …
4overstaffed — o|ver|staffed [ˌəuvəˈsta:ft US ˌouvərˈstæft] adj an overstaffed company, organization etc has more workers than it needs ≠ ↑understaffed …
5overstaffed — o|ver|staffed [ ,ouvər stæft ] adjective a business that is overstaffed has more workers than it needs …
6overstaffed — adjective a company, organization etc that is overstaffed has more workers than it needs opposite understaffed …
7overstaffed — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈstɑːft] / US [ˌoʊvərˈstæft] adjective a business that is overstaffed has more workers than it needs …
8overstaffed — (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 …
9overstaffed — v. hire more employees than are needed, overman …
10overstaffing — 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 …
