hävikki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
- loss noun The state of no longer having something you once had.
- shrinkage noun The process of shrinking, or how much something shrinks.
- spoilage noun The amount of something that has gone bad.
Senses
hävikki is used for these senses in English:
- attrition A gradual reduction in number.
- loss (countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
- shrinkage The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence: the shrinking of inventory.
- spoilage The part of something that has spoiled.
attrition — full definition
- noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
- noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.
loss — full definition
- noun The state of no longer having something you once had.
- noun Defeat in a game, contest, or war.
- noun The grief felt after someone close to you dies.
- noun An amount of money spent or given up without a matching gain.
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