"destaffing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From destaff + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|destaff|-ing}} destaff + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} destaffing (uncountable)
  1. The process of elimination or reduction of personnel. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-destaffing-en-noun-LZFou252 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} destaffing
  1. present participle and gerund of destaff Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: destaff
    Sense id: en-destaffing-en-verb--INi944G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for destaffing meaning in English (1.8kB)

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