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natural wastage

British  

noun

  1. another term for attrition

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And there is always turnover, natural wastage as a human resources director might put it, at every election.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2024

The fact is all clubs in the elite have a large amount of natural wastage in their transfer dealings now.

From The Guardian Oct. 5, 2015

This has since come down to one in seven, two thirds of which will apparently go via natural wastage.

From The Guardian Jul. 29, 2013

The service said 300 staff left the service each year, so most reductions should come from "natural wastage".

From BBC Apr. 12, 2011

It is doubly economical since it uses the human waste in collecting what would be the natural wastage of the city, and devotes each to the service of the other.

From Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" by Booth-Tucker, Commissioner

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