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reductions in force

reductions in force is the plural of reduction in force.

Meaning of reduction in force

Noun

reduction in force (plural reductions in force)

  1. (US, euphemistic) A layoff.
    • The VA is scrapping those plans for now, but it is on pace to reduce the total number of staffers by nearly 30,000, “through the federal hiring freeze, deferred resignations, retirements and normal attrition,” the agency said in a news release, adding that those cuts will eliminate “the need for a...2025 July 7, Brian Todd, “VA walks back plans for mass layoffs but will still lose tens of thousands of jobs”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    RIF

Questions about reductions in force

What is reductions in force the plural of?
Reductions in force is the plural of reduction in force.

Words near reductions in force in the dictionary

  1. reductionist
  2. reductionistic
  3. reductionistically
  4. reductionists
  5. reductions
  6. reductions in force
  7. reductios ad absurdum
  8. reductisol
  9. reductisols
  10. reductive
  11. reductively

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