overstaffing

  • 31Contract — A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I.… …

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  • 32overmanning — o|ver|man|ning [ˌəuvəˈmænıŋ US ˌouvər ] n [U] a situation in which a company, industry etc has more workers than are needed = overstaffing >overmanned adj …

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  • 33overmanning — o|ver|man|ning [ ,ouvər mænıŋ ] noun uncount a situation in which there are more workers than are needed to do a job or operate a business: OVERSTAFFING …

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