RIFing
RIFing is the present participle and gerund of RIF.
Meaning of RIF
Verb
RIF (third-person singular simple present RIFs, present participle RIFing, simple past and past participle RIFed)
- To lay off from work due to a reduction in force.
- Our own agency let go 300 positions, affected 120 people who got RIFed, but 1,200 people were affected in the process.1994 February 1, Restructuring of the federal government, United States Congress House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, page 58
Questions about RIFing
- What is RIFing the present participle and gerund of?
- RIFing is the present participle and gerund of RIF.
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