reduction in force

English

Noun

reduction in force (plural reductions in force)

  1. (US, business, euphemistic) A layoff.
    • 2025 July 7, Brian Todd, “VA walks back plans for mass layoffs but will still lose tens of thousands of jobs”, in CNN‎[1]:
      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 large-scale reduction-in-force.”

Usage notes

  • Typically used in official corporate documents and press releases.

Synonyms

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