staffing

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staff ¹

 (stăf)

n. pl. staffs or staves (stāvz)

1.

a. A stick or cane carried as an aid in walking or climbing.

b. A stout stick used as a weapon; a cudgel.

c. A pole on which a flag is displayed; a flagstaff.

d. A rod or baton carried as a symbol of authority.

2. pl. staffs A rule or similar graduated stick used for testing or measuring, as in surveying.

3. pl. staffs

a. A group of assistants to a manager, executive, or other person in authority.

b. A group of military officers assigned to assist a commanding officer in an executive or advisory capacity.

c. The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise: the nursing staff of a hospital.

4. Something that serves as a staple or support.

5. Music A set of horizontal lines and intermediate spaces used in notation to represent a sequence of pitches, in modern notation normally consisting of five lines and four spaces. Also called stave.

tr.v. staffed, staff·ing, staffs

1. To provide with a staff of workers or assistants.

2. To serve on the staff of (an organization).

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[Middle English staf, from Old English stæf.]

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staff ²

 (stăf)

n.

A building material of plaster and fiber used as an exterior wall covering of temporary buildings, as at expositions.

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[Perhaps from German Stoff, stuff.]

staffing

(ˈstɑːfɪŋ)

n

1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms)

a. the practice of employing or hiring employees

b. (as modifier): staffing problems.

2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (as modifier): staffing problems.

3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the staff or workforce required, as for a particular project, etc

Translations

henkilöstönhallinta

staffing

[ˈstɑːfɪŋ]

A. N (= employment) → empleo m de personal; (= number of employees) → dotación f de personal, plantilla f
staffing is inadequate → la dotación de personal or la plantilla es insuficiente

B. CPD staffing ratio N → proporción f alumnos-profesor

staffing

n → Stellenbesetzung f

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staffing

:

staffing costs

pl → Personalkosten pl

staffing problem

n → Problem nt → mit der Stellenbesetzung

staffing

[ˈstɑːfɪŋ]

1. n → dotazione f di personale

2. adj staffing problems → problemi mpl di personale