short-staffed

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Adjective short-staffed has 1 sense

short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed - inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"
Antonym: adequate (indirect, via inadequate)

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Term: Short-staffed

Definition: When an organization or a business does not have enough staff or employees to efficiently carry out tasks or meet demands.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Senses:

Lacking a sufficient number of staff members.

Usages:

The restaurant is short-staffed during the busy lunch hours.
Due to budget cuts, the company is currently short-staffed.
The store manager is struggling to manage the workload as they are short-staffed.

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