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rif

[rif]
verb (used with object), riffed, rif·fing. Informal.
to discharge (a person) from military or civil service, especially as part of an economy program.
Also, riff.

Origin:
1945–50; special use of RIF

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Rif

[rif]
noun
[er] a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
Also, Riff.
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RIF

[rif]
noun
1.
Military. a reduction in the personnel of an armed service or unit.
2.
a reduction in the number of persons employed by a business, government department, etc., especially for budgetary reasons.
Origin:
R(eduction) I(n) F(orce)

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Rif, Riff or Rifi (rɪf, ˈrɪfɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , Rifs, Riffs, Rifis, Rif, Riff, Rifi
1.  a member of a Berber people, inhabiting the Atlas Mountains in Morocco
2.  Rifian, Also called: Riffian the dialect of Berber spoken by this people
3.  See Er Rif
 
Riff, Riff or Rifi (rɪf, ˈrɪfɪ, ˈrɪfɪən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
 
Rifi, Riff or Rifi (rɪf, ˈrɪfɪ, ˈrɪfɪən, ˈrɪfɪən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n

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rif definition

[rɪf]
  1. tv.
    to dismiss an employee. (From the euphemism reduction in force.) : They're going to rif John tomorrow.
  2. n.
    a firing; a dismissal. : There's a rif in your future.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
RIF

  1. reduction in force

  2. resistance-inducing factor

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