Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reduction in force

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
re-duc-tion in -force
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layoff.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

reductions in force (plural)

Synonyms

RIF

Questions

What does reduction in force mean?
A layoff.

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