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understaffed
adjective /ˌʌn.dəˈstɑːft/
/-dɚˈstæft/ (also undermanned)Definition
› If a shop, business, or organization is understaffed, it does not have enough employees: The school was overcrowded and desperately understaffed. → Opposite overstaffedRecruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs
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Synonyms and related words:
- anoint verb (FOR A JOB)
- applicant noun
- appoint verb (PERSON)
- appointed adjective (PERSON)
- appointee noun
- go into sth phrasal verb (START)
- golden hello noun
- handpicked adjective
- headhunt verb
- hiring noun
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- scout noun (SEARCH)
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