单词 | attrition rate |
释义 | > as lemmasattrition rate attrition rate n. the rate at which something is reduced or lost by attrition. ΚΠ 1926 Washington Post 19 Dec. f12/3 It is not believed that the number of those officers that may wish to leave the service would bring the attrition rate up to the old figure. 1968 Economist 9 Nov. 74/2 Two major engine manufacturers..have been turning out spare engines for the large numbers of obsolete fighters used in Vietnam, whose ‘lower than expected attrition rate’..has kept them in service a good deal longer than expected. 1970 Nature 27 June 1272/1 In 1963 and 1964..a high attrition rate resulted from the use of ischaemically damaged grafts..and absence of tissue typing facilities. 2005 Shares 1 Dec. 34/1 It is suffering a very low attrition rate, with less than 10% of contracts not renewed. < as lemmas |
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