Wearing or grinding down by friction. / The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.

(transitive) To grind or wear down through friction. / (transitive) To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).

plural of attrition

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attrition

Of or pertaining to attrition.

present participle of attrition

simple past tense and past participle of attrition

The state or quality of being attrite.

To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. / To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out. / To be reduced in quantity through attrition.

(countable) One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee.