staff

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[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: stäf
• IPA: /stɑːf/
• SAMPA: /stA:f/
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[change] Noun

Singular staff

Plural staffs or staves

1. (uncountable) The employees of a company.
2. (countable) A long, straight stick that is mostly used to help people walk.

[change] Verb

Plain form staff

Third-person singular staffs

Past tense staffed

Past participle staffed

Present participle staffing

1. (transitive) When you staff a business, you provide them with employees.