Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overstaff

/ˈoʊvɚstˌæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-staff
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚstˌæf/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To furnish with too many staff.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""Thankfully, we were overstaffed, both the day shift and evening shift," said Francis Englert of the Red Cross New York chapter."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English staff English overstaff From over- + staff.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overstaffs (present, singular) overstaffing (participle, present) overstaffed (participle, past) overstaffed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

understaff

Questions

How do you pronounce overstaff?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚstˌæf/.
What does overstaff mean?: To furnish with too many staff.
Where does overstaff come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English staff English overstaff From over- + staff.

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