rif

or riff

[ rif ]

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

Origin of rif

1
First recorded in 1945–50; special use of RIF

Other definitions for Rif (2 of 3)

Rif

or Riff

[ rif ]

noun
  1. Er [er], /ɛr/, a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.

Other definitions for RIF (3 of 3)

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 of RIF

3
R(eduction)I(n)F(orce)

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British Dictionary definitions for Rif

Rif

Riff Rifi (ˈrɪfɪ)

/ (rɪf) /


noun
  1. plural Rifs, Riffs, Rifis, Rif, Riff or Rifi a member of a Berber people, inhabiting the Atlas Mountains in Morocco

  2. Also called: Rifian, Riffian (ˈrɪfɪən) the dialect of Berber spoken by this people

  1. See Er Rif

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