attritions
Slow wearing away
Attritions is the plural of attrition, referring to multiple instances of gradual reduction or wearing down.
In business contexts, attritions typically means separate cases of employee departure through resignation or retirement rather than layoffs: The department saw three attritions this quarter.
The plural form appears most often in HR reporting and workforce analytics, where each departure counts as a discrete event to be tracked and measured.
Those killed or wounded
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- prolongedMade to last longer
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
depletion · wearing · sieges · campaigns · bombardment · offensives · erosion · sustained
Having clothing on
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
surfaces · degradation · deterioration · weathering · corrosion · rubbing · particles · mechanical
Sales volume or attrition
- resignationsFormal job departures
- departuresActs of going away
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
- retentionContinued holding or possession
vacancies · churn · hiring · headcount · layoffs · downsizing · exits · replacements
Self-mortification for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
confession · regret · absolution · forgiveness · atonement · imperfect · sin · guilt
casualties
Those killed or wounded
exhaustion · depletion · wearing · sieges · campaigns · bombardment · offensives · erosion · sustained · warfare
wearing
Having clothing on
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- grindingMolar action sometimes
gradual · surfaces · degradation · deterioration · weathering · corrosion · rubbing · particles · mechanical · physical
turnover
Sales volume or attrition
- resignationsFormal job departures
- departuresActs of going away
- staffingProviding personnel for positions
retention · vacancies · churn · hiring · headcount · layoffs · downsizing · exits · replacements · HR
penance
Self-mortification for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
remorse · confession · regret · absolution · forgiveness · atonement · imperfect · sin · guilt · sacrament
attritionsrecruitments
Acts of gaining personnel
hirings · onboardings · expansions · additions · acquisitions
attritionsaccumulations
Gathered quantities over time
accretions · buildups · growths · gains · additions
attritionspreservations
Acts of keeping safe
reinforcements · fortifications · protections · conservations · maintenances
- war of attritionProlonged conflict draining both sides
- attrition warfareDepleting enemy resources systematically
- attrition rateDeparture percentage over time