understaffedadjective
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈstɑːft/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈstæft/also undermannedIf a shop, business, or organization is understaffed, it does not have enough employees:
The hospital was desperately understaffed.
Opposite
overstaffed
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- handpicked
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- set sb up
- step
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- tender
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