American Dictionary
Definition attrition in American English
attrition noun
[uncountable] noun
/əˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/
Example
Fifty volunteers left in the first year, a surprisingly high attrition rate.
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
Example
Another 500 jobs are being eliminated through retirement and attrition.
Synonyms and related words
3
the process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them
Example
Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of casualties on both sides.
