overstaffed
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- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈstæft/
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- Ghana's state sector was clearly overstaffed and not very productive.
They're like, we are now overstaffed, we can't fire people.
- They're like, we are now overstaffed, we can't fire people.
- Many of the steel plants at this time were overstaffed, pay was higher than average and British Steel was unprofitable.
Examples
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They're like, we are now overstaffed, we can't fire people.
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During the economic downturn, many firms realized they were overstaffed and had to make layoffs.
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- Sorry, we're overstaffed now.
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I can assure you we are not overstaffed.
Blog text (28) -
Many of the steel plants at this time were overstaffed, pay was higher than average and British Steel was unprofitable.
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Which means overstaffed and therefore overpaid and a burden to the company.
Blog text (28) -
Why, if this happened, the private sector would be as unproductive, overstaffed, and mismanaged as the public sector.
Blog text (13) -
Finally, in the cargo compartment, C.R. began the briefing for his overstaffed crew.
Fiction book (2000) -
The company is overstaffed, leading to higher costs without increased productivity.
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She found her department overstaffed, making it difficult to manage all the employees effectively.
Antonyms
How Staffed
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Surface Forms
Morphology
overstaffed = overstaff (transparent) = over + staff + ed
The meaning is clearly derived from 'overstaff' + 'ed', indicating the state of having more staff than necessary.
Etymology
Overstaffed combines the prefix over- meaning 'too much' and staff meaning 'workers' or 'employees', like in overwork. So an overstaffed place has 'too many workers' and not enough work, which is why people there often have very little to do.