understaffing

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un·der·staff (

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tr.v. un·der·staffed, un·der·staff·ing, un·der·staffs

To supply with fewer employees than required: Management was careful not to understaff the agency.

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understaffing [ˈʌndəˈstɑːfɪŋ] N → falta f de personal suficiente

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No references found			diff had been damaged by understaffing and attempts to treat too many patients. 'Superbugs war needs more staff' REPORT by The Mirror (London, England) The report says that overcrowding and understaffing in the UK healthcare system adversely impacts on infection control. Targets hamper superbug battle by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The JAMA study blames a rising population, a falling number of emergency departments, and understaffing that prevents stabilized patients from being admitted to other parts of the hospital. E.R. crowding: are the uninsured to blame? by Bailey, Ronald / Reason			Undershrieve undershrub Undershut Undershut valve underside undersign undersigned undersize undersized Underskinker underskirt Undersky undersleeve underslung underslung load undersoil undersold Undersong Undersparred underspend Undersphere underspin Underspore understaff understaffed understaffing Understair Understairs understand understandability understandable understandably Understander understanding understandingly understate understated understatement understeer understock understood understorey understory understowed cargo understrapper Understrapping understratum Understroke understructure understudy undersubscribed			Undersky undersleeve underslung underslung car frame Underslung Grenade Launcher underslung load Underslung Load Clearance undersoil undersold undersold undersold Undersong Undersparred Underspecified Discourse Representation Theory Underspecified Segmented Discourse Representation Theory Underspeed underspend underspend underspending underspending underspends underspends underspent underspent Undersphere underspin underspin Underspore understaff understaffed understaffing understaffs Understair Understairs understand understand understand understand understand by understand fully understand improperly understand incorrectly understand the meaning of understand wrongly Understand, Shape, Engage, Consolidate and Transition understandability understandability understandability Understandability of Software understandable understandable understandable understandable understandable language understandably understandably Understander Understander understanders understanders understanding

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