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☆ rif (rif)

noun

Slang the act of dismissing an employee, esp. from a government job, as by eliminating the position

Etymology: r(eduction) i(n) f(orce)

transitive verb riffed, riffing rif′·fing

Slang to dismiss from employment
Rif definition

Rif (rif)

mountain range along the NE coast of Morocco, extending from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Algerian border: highest peak, c. 8,000 ft (2,438 m): also Er Rif
RIF definition

RIF

reduction in force (of government employees)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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