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Definition: attrition rate


The number of employees who retired or resigned in a given year compared with the average number of employed people. For example, if 100 people leave a department of 1,000, the attrition rate, or "turnover," is 10%. The term also applies to customers who stop subscribing to a service, which is typically called "churn rate." See attrition.