reif

[ reef ]

noun

, Scot. Obsolete.

1. plunder; booty; loot.
2. robbery; piracy.
3. the act of seizing booty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reif¹

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

Example Sentences

“They can’t go on like this,” Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich said, referring to the lagging stock and string of missteps by Warner Bros.

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“They can’t go on like this,” Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich said, referring to the lagging stock and string of missteps by Warner Bros.

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Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich has been blunt in her assessment that the firm, created by Discovery’s absorption of WarnerMedia in 2022, is not on an a sustainable path.

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The stock slide “comes on the heels of significant under-performance over the last two years,” Reif Ehrlich wrote in a report Thursday.

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Reif Ehrlich and other analysts have suggested the company look at asset sales, such as cleaving off its video game unit, which suffered a tough quarter as its “Suicide Squad” game dramatically underperformed, particularly compared to last year’s Harry Potter hit.

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