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attrition rate
attrition rateA factor, normally expressed as a percentage, reflecting the degree of losses of personnel or materiel due to various causes within a specified period of time.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | attrition rate - the rate of shrinkage in size or numberrate of attritionrate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" |
attrition rate
attrition rate[ə′trish·ən ‚rāt] (ordnance) A factor, normally expressed as a percentage, reflecting the degree of losses of personnel or nonconsumable supplies due to various causes within a specified period of time. attrition rateA rate, usually expressed as a percentage, reflecting the loss of personnel or equipment resulting from defined causes in a given period of time. Normally, the term refers to the aircraft attrition rate, which is calculated based on sorties flown during warlike operations or hours flown during peacetime operations.attrition rateThe number of employees who retired or resigned in a given year compared with the average number of employed people. For example, if 100 people leave a department of 1,000, the attrition rate, or "turnover," is 10%. The term also applies to customers who stop subscribing to a service, which is typically called "churn rate." See attrition.MedicalSeeattritionFinancialSeeChurn RateAcronymsSeeair routeattrition rate
Synonyms for attrition ratenoun the rate of shrinkage in size or numberSynonymsRelated Words |