Rif
verb (used with object), riffed, riffing. Informal.
1.
to discharge (a person) from military or civil service, especially as part of an economy program.
noun
1.
Er
[er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
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.
noun
1.
(pl) Rifs, Riffs, Rifis, Rif, Riff, 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
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See Er Rif
rif
RIF
1.
reduction in force
2.
resistance-inducing factor
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