Jeff

American  

[jef] / dʒɛf /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Jeffrey.

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jeff British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of jeff

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

Example Sentences

The Traitors host was joined by stars Jeff Goldblum, Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Saunders and Tom Allen on the green sofa for the inaugural episode of The Claudia Winkleman Show.

From BBC

"Jeff Goldblum names his favourite pencil and a random Midlander describes his hometown... Friday nights on BBC One are now cosy but mundane," she wrote, in a three-star review.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the company’s commentary about net new annual recurring revenue disappointed investors, Jefferies trading analyst Jeff Favuzza writes.

From Barron's

Then came a shift in 2016, when the Academy gave an honorary Oscar to Lynn Stalmaster, who cast hundreds of films and jump-started the careers of Dustin Hoffman, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta and Christopher Reeve.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nasa has picked two rival commercial landers for Artemis: SpaceX's Starship and a craft designed by Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin, and will decide closer to the time which vehicles fly which missions.

From BBC