rate of attrition

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

rate of attrition is a valid 17-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1T1E1O1F4A1T1T1R1I1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does rate of attrition mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The rate of shrinkage in size or number.

BROADER