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attrition

[ uh-trish-uhn ]

noun

  1. a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength:

    Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.

  2. a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment:

    The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition.

  3. a gradual reduction in workforce without firing or layoff of personnel, as when workers resign or retire and are not replaced.
  4. the act of rubbing against something; friction.
  5. a wearing down or away by friction; abrasion.
  6. Theology. imperfect contrition. contrition2


attrition

/ 蓹藞tra瑟t瑟v; 蓹藞tr瑟蕛蓹n /

noun

  1. the act of wearing away or the state of being worn away, as by friction
  2. constant wearing down to weaken or destroy (often in the phrase war of attrition )
  3. Also callednatural wastage a decrease in the size of the workforce of an organization achieved by not replacing employees who retire or resign
  4. geography the grinding down of rock particles by friction during transportation by water, wind, or ice Compare abrasion corrasion
  5. theol sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation, esp as contrasted with contrition, which arises purely from love of God
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 补迟藞迟谤颈迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
  • attritive, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补迟路迟谤颈路迟颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 补迟路迟谤颈路迟颈惫别 [uh, -, trahy, -tiv], adjective
  • 颈苍路迟别谤路补迟路迟谤颈路迟颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of attrition1

First recorded in 1325鈥75; Middle English, from Latin 补迟迟谤墨迟颈艒苍- (stem of 补迟迟谤墨迟颈艒 ) 鈥渇riction鈥; attrite, -ion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of attrition1

C14: from Late Latin 补迟迟谤墨迟颈艒 a rubbing against something, from Latin atterere to weaken, from terere to rub
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The number of police officers would continue on its gradual downward trajectory, with new hires failing to keep pace with attrition.

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But with billions in the balance, the battle for the higher ground may just be the opening salvo in a war of attrition between the federal government and higher education.

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But he says the council has faced a long "war of attrition" to identify owners and buy up the properties, with valuations often coming in at just a few thousand pounds.

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However, on Monday, Ms Hume said the party - if elected - would attempt to achieve the reduction over five years through a hiring freeze and natural attrition.

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The biggest threat to customer service capabilities then was attrition, as more of the agency鈥檚 workers approached retirement.

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