reif

American  

[reef] / rif /

noun

Scot. Obsolete.

1. plunder; booty; loot.

2. robbery; piracy.

3. the act of seizing booty.

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Etymology

Origin of reif

before 950; Middle English (north) ref, Old English rēaf; akin to reave ¹, bereave

Example Sentences

“There was a lot of fixing that David Zaslav and his team had to do,” Bank of America media analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich said in a recent interview.

From Los Angeles Times

“People are always like, ‘Why haven’t I heard of this before?’” said tour guide Alexandra Reif as she walked me and a friend along a narrow pathway near the winery’s entry.

From Los Angeles Times

Adds Reif, our tour guide: “Out here, it’s just you, the vines, the sky and the art. Nothing’s between you and the feeling.”

From Los Angeles Times

This is because, in contrast to older workplace productivity tools like Excel, generative A.I. isn’t seen as requiring specialized skills, Jessica Reif, the lead author of the study and a Ph.D. candidate at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, told me.

From Slate

Visitors who have already scheduled trips tend not to cancel, but those who were considering a vacation may put it off if they’re concerned about their personal financial situations, said Jessica Reif Ehrlich, senior media and entertainment analyst at Bank of America.

From Los Angeles Times