Abgang — meaning in English

English meaning

• attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
• tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Senses

Abgang is used for these senses in English:

• attrition (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.
• tap (Britain, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.

attrition — full definition

1. noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
2. noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.

tap — full definition

1. noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
2. verb To hit something lightly and briefly, often to get attention or make contact.
3. verb To secretly connect a device to a phone line or communication channel in order to listen in.
4. verb To draw on or make use of a resource, often one that was previously unused.

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