Jeff

[jef]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Jeffrey.

jeff

/ dʒɛf /

verb

1. to downsize or close down (an organization)

2. to reduce (staff numbers) or dismiss (an employee)

3. to spoil or destroy ruthlessly

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeff¹

C20: named after Jeff Kennett, former premier of the state of Victoria, Australia

Example Sentences

Defined by the Collins dictionary as a "small clique of very wealthy men who exert political influence", the broligarchy has been used to describe the "tech bros" headed by Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook of Apple and Google's Sundar Pichai.

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Although the latest Beige Book is expected to again depict muted economic activity across the 12 regional Fed districts, LPL Financial’s chief economist Jeff Roach will be looking to see if there is any shift in businesses’ willingness to eat the cost of tariffs.

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Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke noted that Dell’s AI server business is expanding further beyond big clouds, “with a mix of neocloud, sovereign and enterprise customers.”

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“AI momentum is accelerating in the second half of the year,” Dell chief operating officer Jeff Clarke said in the release.

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Although the latest Beige Book is expected to again depict muted economic activity across the 12 regional Fed districts, LPL Financial’s chief economist Jeff Roach will be looking to see if there is any shift in businesses’ willingness to eat the cost of the tariffs instead of passing increased prices along to the end consumer.

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