Attrition

Meaning

Noun

●

Grinding down or

by friction.

●

The

in a

or

due to

that are

and do not

use of the

.

●

In Human resources:

A

, natural

in

or

, as through

,

,

,

, or death.

●

In Sciences:

The

of

during an experiment.

●

In Theology:

Imperfect

or remorse.

●

In Dentistry:

The

of

due to their grinding.

●

In Linguistics:

The

of a first or

second language

or a

of that language.

Verb

●

To

or

through friction.

●

To reduce the number of (jobs or

) by not

new employees to

that become

(often with out).

●

To

a

in number.

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Origin

attrition

English

attritio

Latin

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