understaff

From under- + staff.

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understaff (third-person singular simple present understaffs, present participle understaffing, simple past and past participle understaffed)

1. (transitive) To furnish with too few staff; to staff inadequately.

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understaff pl (plural only)

1. Staff (employees) who are subordinate to other staff.