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staffing

USSTAF-ing/ˈstæfɪŋ/SaySTAHF-ingUK/ˈstɑːfɪŋ/AUS/ˈstäːfɪŋ/

3 meanings of staffing

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The work of choosing people to hire and letting workers go.

    Like a coach who decides who joins the team and who leaves it.

    Good staffing means picking the right person for each job.

    The manager handles all the staffing for the store.

    Similarhiring, recruitment, personnel

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The group of workers needed to do a job or project.

    Like having enough players to field a full team.

    The new hospital wing needs more staffing to stay open.

    We don't have enough staffing to finish on time.

    Similarpersonnel, manpower, workforce, labor

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  3. 3
    verb
    Present participle of staff. Use this -ing form for something happening now.

    They are staffing the new clinic with local nurses.

    We spent the week staffing the festival booths.

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staffing is a form of staff

staff, verb: To give a business or group the workers it needs. Full entry

Forms
staffstaffs he/she/itstaffing -ing formstaffed past tense, past participle
Spelling
staff → staffing: add -ing

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