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attritioning

attritioning is the present participle and gerund of attrition.

Meaning of attrition

Verb

attrition (third-person singular simple present attritions, present participle attritioning, simple past and past participle attritioned)

  1. (transitive) To grind or wear down through friction.
    • attritioned teeth; attritioned rock
    Synonyms:
    attrit
  2. (transitive) To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).
    • […] but the heart of the health services in New York will have to attrition out some 3,000 to 5,000 jobs.1973, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education, Hearings, page 186
  3. (intransitive) To undergo a reduction in number.
    • The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school.

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Questions about attritioning

What is attritioning the present participle and gerund of?
Attritioning is the present participle and gerund of attrition.

Words near attritioning in the dictionary

  1. attritional
  2. attritional mortality
  3. attritionally
  4. attritionary
  5. attritioned
  6. attritioning
  7. attritions
  8. attritive
  9. attritor
  10. attritors
  11. attrits

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