"overstaff" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overstaffs [present, singular, third-person], overstaffing [participle, present], overstaffed [participle, past], overstaffed [past]
Etymology: over- + staff Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|staff}} over- + staff Head templates: {{en-verb}} overstaff (third-person singular simple present overstaffs, present participle overstaffing, simple past and past participle overstaffed)
  1. (transitive) To furnish with too many staff. Tags: transitive Related terms: understaff
    Sense id: en-overstaff-en-verb-cb5BXCJZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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