Background for attrition

attrition

[əˈtɹɪʃən]

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noun

Wearing or grinding down by friction.

Examples :

"The old tire showed significant attrition after years of driving on rough roads. "

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The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.

Examples :

"The company experienced attrition in its workforce as older employees retired and were not replaced. "

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noun

(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.

Examples :

"Due to retirements and resignations, the company experienced a high rate of attrition last year. "

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noun

The loss of participants during an experiment.

Examples :

"Due to participant attrition, the study started with 100 people but finished with only 80. "

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noun

Imperfect contrition or remorse.

Examples :

"Even though he apologized for breaking the vase, the attrition in his voice suggested he wasn't truly sorry. "

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The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.

Examples :

"The dentist noticed significant attrition on the patient's molars, likely caused by teeth grinding during sleep. "

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The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.

Examples :

"After years of living in the United States, Maria noticed a gradual attrition of her Spanish vocabulary, as she rarely had opportunities to speak it. "

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verb

To grind or wear down through friction.

Examples :

"attritioned teeth; attritioned rock"

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To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).

Examples :

"As a result of the new policy, people were being attritioned out."

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verb

To undergo a reduction in number.

Examples :

"The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school."

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