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churn

/tʃɜː(ɹ)n/ /tʃɝn/

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noun

A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.

Examples :

"a butter churn"

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Customer attrition; the phenomenon or rate of customers leaving a company.

Examples :

"High churn in the online learning platform led to a significant loss of subscribers. "

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The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider.

Examples :

"The company is trying to reduce customer churn by offering better deals to those thinking of switching to a competitor. "

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noun

The mass of people who are ready to switch carriers.

Examples :

"The churn of students ready to switch schools at the end of the year was significant. "

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noun

Cyclic activity that achieves nothing.

Examples :

"The constant arguing between siblings was a frustrating churn that achieved nothing but stress. "

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verb

To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.

Examples :

"Now the cream is churned to make butter."

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verb

To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.

Examples :

"The office was churning with paperwork; everyone was rushing around, but not getting much accomplished. "

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verb

To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.

Examples :

"I was so nervous that my stomach was churning."

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verb

(of a customer) To stop using a company's product or service.

Examples :

"Many customers churned after the new phone plan's price increase. "

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(travel) To repeatedly cancel and rebook a reservation in order to refresh ticket time limits or other fare rule restrictions.

Examples :

"To avoid paying extra fees, Maria churned her flight reservation several times, canceling and rebooking it to keep the ticket within the flexible window. "

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verb

(travel) To continually sign up for new credit cards in order to earn signup bonuses, airline miles, and other benefits.

Examples :

"He churns through new credit cards every month to rack up miles for free flights. "

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