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Meaning of "understaffing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERSTAFFING

understaffing  [ˌʌndəˈstɑːfɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERSTAFFING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Understaffing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERSTAFFING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of understaffing in the English dictionary

The definition of understaffing in the dictionary is the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERSTAFFING


astroturfing
ˈæstrəʊˌtɜːfɪŋ
bluesnarfing
ˈbluːˌsnɑːfɪŋ
bodysurfing
ˈbɒdɪˌsɜːfɪŋ
briefing
ˈbriːfɪŋ
channel-surfing
ˈtʃænəlsɜːfɪŋ
couchsurfing
ˈkaʊtʃˌsɜːfɪŋ
debriefing
ˌdiːˈbriːfɪŋ
kitesurfing
ˈkaɪtˌsɜːfɪŋ
laughing
ˈlɑːfɪŋ
morphing
ˈmɔːfɪŋ
overstaffing
ˌəʊvəˈstɑːfɪŋ
roofing
ˈruːfɪŋ
rustproofing
ˈrʌstˌpruːfɪŋ
smurfing
ˈsmɜːfɪŋ
soundproofing
ˈsaʊndpruːfɪŋ
staffing
ˈstɑːfɪŋ
strafing
ˈstrɑːfɪŋ
surfing
ˈsɜːfɪŋ
waterproofing
ˈwɔːtəpruːfɪŋ
windsurfing
ˈwɪndˌsɜːfɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERSTAFFING

understaffed
understand
understandable
understandably
understander
understanding
understandingly
understate
understated
understatedly
understatement
understeer
understock
understood
understorey
understory
understrapper
understrapping
understrata
understratum

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERSTAFFING

ballot-box stuffing
buffing
chuffing
coiffing
crowd surfing
effing
glue-sniffing
golfing
huffing
huffing and puffing
in the offing
naffing
offing
scoffing
sniffing
spiffing
spoofing
stuffing
swoffing
tiffing

Synonyms and antonyms of understaffing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «understaffing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERSTAFFING

Find out the translation of understaffing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of understaffing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «understaffing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人员不足
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la falta de personal
570 millions of speakers

English

understaffing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

understaffing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النقص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недоукомплектованности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

understaffing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

understaffing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le manque de personnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekurangan tenaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterbesetzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人員不足
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

understaffing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gegayutan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

understaffing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महत्व कमी करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetersiz kadrosu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

understaffing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Braki kadrowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недоукомплектованість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

understaffing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποστελέχωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderbestaffing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

understaffing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of understaffing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERSTAFFING»

The term «understaffing» is normally little used and occupies the 111.024 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERSTAFFING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «understaffing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «understaffing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about understaffing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERSTAFFING»

Discover the use of understaffing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to understaffing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Patient Safety: Principles and Practice
Understaffing and Barriers to Error A final consideration in the current approach to medical error is the existence or absence of barriers to the error. Institutions cannot remove or control all possible latent failures at all times. In the case of ...
Jacqueline Fowler Byers, Susan V. White, 2004
2
Nurse's Legal Handbook
Other hospitals have defended understaffing by arguing that no extra nurses were available. The courts have hesitated to accept this defense, however, especially when hospitals have knowingly permitted an unsafe condition to continue for a ...
‎2004
3
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
However, there is understaffing in a few primary schools in all the divisions of Machakos District. Out of 28 secondary schools in Mwala constituency, only Kilembwa and Wakaela schools are not adequately staffed. (b) My Ministry has given ...
4
Innovations Through Information Technology: 2004 Information ...
The economic recruiting decision model consists of four major recruiting costs: fixed recruiting, overstaffing, understaffing, and coordination costs. The fixed recruiting cost is typically dependent on the recruiting sources. For example, the fixed ...
Information Resources Management Association. International Conference, Mehdi Khosrowpour, 2004
5
Financial Management for Nurse Managers: Merging the Heart ...
This gives the courts no reliable standard for ruling on cases of alleged understaffing. Each case has been decided on an individual basis. There have been some important court rulings regarding understaffing. The decision in the landmark ...
Janne Dunham-Taylor, Joseph Z. Pinczuk, 2014
6
Congressional Record, V. 146, Pt. 15, October 6, 2000 to ...
Anecdotally, we have heard from the very beginning of our work on nursing home quality of care that understaffing is a root cause of many of the problems facing nursing home residents. Because we desperately needed a more systematic, ...
‎2005
7
Health Care Management and the Law: Principles and Applications
There are three approaches to understaffing: • Implement safe staffing plans in hospitals, with input from practicing nurses, to develop safe nurse-to-patient ratios based on evaluations of patient need • Mandate specific nurse-to-patient ratios ...
Donna Hammaker, 2010
8
Calamity: How to Survive Natural Disasters, Tsunami, ...
Understaffing. In. Emergency. Departments. -. Causes. And. Ways. ToOvercomeIt. Many of us are sure to have had experiences where we have waited for longer than we would have wished for the services of the police. Many people get really  ...
Derek Berman
9
Legal and Ethical Standards for Nurses, 4th Edition
posting requirements, and provide reports and information to a third-party monitor . The injunction will remain in effect for 24 months, unless extended for additional 3-month periods for nursing homes found in violation. Nurse understaffing was ...
Sheryl Feutz-Harter, 2012
10
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
because they are doing the staffing now. Can the Assistant Minister confirm that he is going to correct the understaffing? Mr. Awori: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot help but repeat what I have stated. We are going to do the best that we can. It is not ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERSTAFFING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term understaffing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Riot in Ontario jail highlights wider issue of tensions caused by …
Understaffing could be one of the "hidden contributing factors" to the rising tensions, said Jackel, who was also a member of a tactical team that responded to the ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jun 15»
2
Understaffing is threatening long-term care: Sask. union
"Understaffing of occupational therapists means no specialists who can assess the seating needs of residents to prevent skin break down and avoid wounds or ... «News Talk 650 CKOM, Jun 15»
3
Union: Sex Assault Of Yuma Prison Guard Highlights Understaffing
It isn't clear if understaffing played a role in the April 13 attack at the state prison complex in Yuma. It was the second sexual assault on a state prison employee ... «KJZZ, May 15»
4
Seniors home understaffing leads to poor care for residents: NDP
Understaffing means that residents are only changed once a night when they should be changed at least twice a shift, he said. “It can and probably will lead to ... «Globalnews.ca, Mar 15»
5
Understaffing LAUSD Is Behavioral Entrapment
Unless you're living in a bubble of media-exclusion, you have heard and seen video by now regarding the arrest of a small coterie of adolescent males, removed ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
6
Understaffing at DEDO risks errors, report says
Reduced staffing levels under Gov. Jack Markell's tenure have created "more room for error" at the Delaware Economic Development Office, the agency ... «The News Journal, Mar 15»
7
Understaffing of Baltimore paramedics leads to long hours, overtime …
Chronic understaffing of Baltimore paramedics led to a massive spike in overtime pay — with some paramedics working more than 2,000 hours of overtime last ... «Baltimore Sun, Feb 15»
8
Union claims hospital understaffing hurting patients
INTENTIONAL understaffing to save on costs has led to Tweed Hospital patients being treated by first-year students, the Health Services Union claims. «Northern Star, Jan 15»
9
Understaffing at nursing homes leading to poor care: study
Chronic understaffing "is fuelling a barrage of injuries, infection, bedsores and abuse," said Tyrrell. The problem is also "hastening incontinence and loss of ... «Hamilton Spectator, Dec 14»
10
Understaffing 'chronic' in Saskatchewan senior care facilities: NDP
New Democrat Cam Broten said chronic understaffing in seniors homes is leading to neglect of residents and that the government is minimizing concerns. «CTV News, Dec 14»

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