Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pif

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: pif
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.

name

Initialism of Punjab Irregular Force.

noun

Initialism of public information film, a type of public service announcement.

British usage

noun

Initialism of program information file, a file defining how a DOS program should be run under a multitasking environment.

Example Sentences

"Using its estimated $650bn in assets, the government-controlled PIF now owns Newcastle United, and Saudi Arabia is said to aspire to host the World Cup in 2030."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

PIFs (plural)

Derived Forms

Piffer

Questions

What does pif mean?: Initialism of Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.

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