Attrition Rate (Noun)
Meaning
The rate of shrinkage in size or number.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The company's high attrition rate of employees due to dissatisfaction with work-life balance led to significant recruitment and training costs.
- The army's attrition rate during the long and brutal campaign had reduced its strength by nearly half.
- The university's high attrition rate among first-year students was blamed on the inadequate support services and poor academic advising.
- The prolonged economic downturn had caused a significant attrition rate in the country's workforce, particularly in the manufacturing sector.
- The research study found a high attrition rate among participants in the exercise program, which was attributed to lack of motivation and poor follow-up support.