Definitions for RIF

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RIF rif

Spelling: [rif]

IPA: /rɪf/

Rif is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 14 anagrams from letters in RIF (fir).

Definitions for RIF

noun

1. Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
2. Military. a reduction in the personnel of an armed service or unit.
3. a reduction in the number of persons employed by a business, government department, etc., especially for budgetary reasons.

verb (used with object)

1. to discharge (a person) from military or civil service, especially as part of an economy program.

Origin of RIF

First recorded in 1945-50; special use of RIF

Examples for RIF

His country is one day east of Tetuan, in the rif mountains.

riff-raff, rif′-raf, n. sweepings: refuse: the rabble, the mob.

During the year, also, the rif pirates gave trouble on the shores of northern Africa.