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understaffed

un·der·staffed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-der-staft, -stahft]
    • /ˌʌn dərˈstæft, -ˈstɑft/
    • /ˌʌn.dəˈstɑːft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-staft, -stahft]
    • /ˌʌn dərˈstæft, -ˈstɑft/

Definitions of understaffed word

  • adjective understaffed having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed. 1
  • adjective understaffed If an organization is understaffed, it does not have enough employees to do its work properly. 0
  • adjective understaffed not having enough staff 0
  • adjective understaffed having too small a staff; having insufficient personnel 0
  • adjective understaffed having an inadequate number of workers or assistants. 0
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Origin of understaffed

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; under- + staff1 + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Understaffed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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understaffed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

understaffed usage trend in Literature

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