"natural wastage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} natural wastage (uncountable)
  1. (British, business) Decrease of workforce caused by non-replacement of retiring or voluntarily resigning employees and not by deliberate layoffs. Tags: British, uncountable Categories (topical): Business Synonyms: attrition Translations (natural workforce attrition): luonnollinen poistuma (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-natural_wastage-en-noun-LGel738c Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business

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