RIF

verb1

1. •
   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

noun3

1. •
   Initialism of reduction in force.

   • A lot of the RIFs were done because budgets were cut by the Congress. — 1983
2. •
   Initialism of risk influencing factor.

   • Any measure can be related to the improvement of a RIF, thus the resulting risk reduction can be assessed. — 2003
3. •
   Initialism of rock-inhabiting fungi.

   • Although very common, RIF have often been overlooked due to their small size, their slow growth and the lack of diagnostic features. — 2009

noun2

1. •
   A mountainous region in northern Morocco.
2. •
   A former country in North Africa, a republic which existed briefly during the 1920s in what is now northern Morocco.