"overstaff" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overstaff [canonical], overstaffs [third-person, singular], overstaffed [past], overstaffed [past, participle], overstaffing [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + staff Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|staff}} over- + staff Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you overstaff a shop, you provide it with too few staff.
    Sense id: simple-overstaff-en-verb-nsYKsgh6
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