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jeff [dʒɛf]

vb (tr) Austral slang

1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to downsize or close down (an organization)

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) to reduce (staff numbers) or dismiss (an employee)

3. to spoil or destroy ruthlessly Also called kennett

[named after Jeff Kennett, former governer of the state of Victoria, Australia]

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