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

The board includes former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, former Utah senator and onetime GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and L. Rafael Reif, former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The global media industry stands at the precipice of historic transformation,” Bank of America media analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich and three colleagues wrote in a Monday research report.

From Los Angeles Times

“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

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

“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