attrition

noun uncountable

US /əˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/

1
a reduction in size, numbers, or strength
attrition rate/rate of attrition:
Fifty volunteers left in the first year, a surprisingly high attrition rate.
Synonyms and related words
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing
decrease
reduction
decline
2
a deliberate gradual reduction in the number of workers in an organization, as a result of the organizations not replacing those who leave or die
Another 500 jobs are being eliminated through retirement and attrition.
Synonyms and related words
Leaving a job
resign
retire
stand down
3
formalthe process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them
war of attrition:
Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of casualties on both sides.
Synonyms and related words
Wars, battles and military maneuvers
war
battle
campaign

单词	attrition
释义	attrition noun uncountable UK /əˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/ DEFINITIONS3 1 formalthe process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them war of attrition: Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of casualties on both sides. Synonyms and related words Wars, battles and military manoeuvres war battle campaign 2 a reduction in size, numbers, or strength attrition rate/rate of attrition: Fifty volunteers left in the first year, a surprisingly high attrition rate. Synonyms and related words Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing decrease reduction decline 3 a deliberate gradual reduction in the number of workers in an organization, as a result of the organization not replacing those who leave or die Synonyms and related words Leaving a job resign retire stand down attrition noun uncountable US /əˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/ DEFINITIONS3 1 a reduction in size, numbers, or strength attrition rate/rate of attrition: Fifty volunteers left in the first year, a surprisingly high attrition rate. Synonyms and related words Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing decrease reduction decline 2 a deliberate gradual reduction in the number of workers in an organization, as a result of the organizations not replacing those who leave or die Another 500 jobs are being eliminated through retirement and attrition. Synonyms and related words Leaving a job resign retire stand down 3 formalthe process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them war of attrition: Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of casualties on both sides. Synonyms and related words Wars, battles and military maneuvers war battle campaign
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