attrition

attrition definition - business

attrition

A gradual and natural reduction. A company may experience attrition in its workforce because of retirements and deaths. Many newspapers have experienced an attrition of subscribers as people look to the Internet for news.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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