churn
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Synonyms: churl, churr, churm, chur, chun, curn, hurn, chunn, churg, chern, thurn
Antonyms: churl, churr, churm, chur, chun, curn, hurn, chunn, churg, chern, thurn
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[agitate]] [[rapid]]ly and [[repetitive]]ly, or to [[stir]] with a [[row]]ing or [[rock]]ing motion; generally applies to [[liquid]]s, notably [[cream]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[produce]] [[excessive]] and sometimes [[undesirable]] or [[unproductive]] [[activity]] or [[motion]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to [[tumble]], [[mix]] or [[shake]].
- {{lb|en|business|of a customer}} To stop using a company's product or service.
- {{lb|en|informal|travel|aviation}} To repeatedly [[cancel]] and [[rebook]] a reservation in order to refresh ticket time limits or other [[fare]] rule restrictions.
- {{lb|en|US|informal|finance|travel}} To continually sign up for new [[credit card]]s in order to earn signup bonuses, [[airline mile]]s, and other benefits.
- {{lb|en|finance}} To carry out [[wash sale]]s in order to make the [[market]] appear more [[active]] than it really is.
- {{lb|en|Internet slang}} To [[digest]].
Noun
- A [[vessel]] used for churning, especially for producing [[butter]].
- A [[milk churn]] {{gloss|container for the transportation of milk}}.
- {{lb|en|business|uncountable}} {{U|customer}} [[attrition]]; the phenomenon or rate of customers leaving a company.
- {{lb|en|telecommunications}} The time when a [[consumer]] [[switch]]es his/her [[service]] [[provider]].
- {{lb|en|telecommunications}} The [[mass]] of people who are ready to switch [[carrier]]s. <!--expressed as the number of formula ''Customer quits/Customer base''. UNCLEAR, please rephrase-->
- [[cyclic|Cyclic]] [[activity]] that achieves nothing.
- {{lb|en|historical}} The last grain cut at harvest; [[kern]].
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