attrition

Etymology
15th century,, from the verb , past participle of , from.

Noun

 * 1) Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
 * 2) The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
 * 3)  A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.
 * 4)  The loss of participants during an experiment.
 * 5)  Imperfect contrition or remorse.
 * 6)  The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
 * 7)  The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: forfrotiĝo
 * Finnish:, hiertyminen
 * French:
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, felőrlődés, felmorzsolódás
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: attritio
 * Macedonian: три́ење
 * Occitan: abrasion, atricion
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: istiranje, habanje
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:


 * Arabic: اِسْتِنْزَاف
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: malkreskado
 * Finnish: ;
 * German: ,
 * Occitan: atricion, ameniment, amermament
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Crimean Tatar:
 * Dutch: vrijwillig ontslag, natuurlijke afvloeiing
 * Esperanto: malkreskado
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: poistuma
 * French: départs volontaires
 * Georgian:
 * German:, Arbeitskräfteabgang, natürlicher Abgang
 * Hungarian: felőrlés, felmorzsolás,
 * Japanese:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Occitan: defeccion,, atricion
 * Polish:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: у́быль персона́ла
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovak:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, attritio
 * German:
 * Occitan: defeccion, atricion
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish: attritio
 * German: unvollkommene Reue
 * Irish: doilíos
 * Occitan: atricion
 * Serbo-Croatian: atricija
 * Spanish:


 * Esperanto: forfrotiĝo
 * Finnish: attritio
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: שחיקת שיניים
 * Inuktitut: ᐊᓐᓂᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ
 * Occitan: abrasion, atricion
 * Serbo-Croatian: trošenje, abrazija, atricija
 * Spanish: desgaste dental
 * Swedish:


 * Esperanto: perdo
 * Finnish: attritio; ;
 * German: ,
 * Occitan: atricion
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch:
 * French:

Verb

 * 1)  To grind or wear down through friction.
 * 2)  To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).
 * 3)  To undergo a reduction in number.
 * 1)  To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).
 * 2)  To undergo a reduction in number.
 * 1)  To undergo a reduction in number.
 * 1)  To undergo a reduction in number.
 * 1)  To undergo a reduction in number.

Translations

 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: vähentää luonnollisen poistuman kautta


 * Finnish: ,

Etymology
From.