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reduction in force
n. (context US euphemistic English) layoff, as used in official corporate documents and press releases, often abbreviated as RIF.
Usage examples of "reduction in force".
The term ``riff is an acronym coined by Louis Johnson, during his tenure as Secretary of Defence, from ``RIF,'' reduction in Force.
The war to end all wars had been won, but somewhere in the back of a bunch of collective minds must have been the thought that there was a need for a large standing Army for the next war to end all wars, and I had the pessimistic thought that the current reduction in force was just a temporary state of affairs.
Even with the current reduction in force levels, Manticore retained more than sufficient nonmilitary clout to squash any given governor.