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churn

15 definitions • 13 examples
1
to move something, especially a liquid, with great force:

Examples:

The sea was churned up by heavy winds.
2
to mix milk until it becomes butter
3
If your stomach is churning, you feel ill, usually because you are nervous:

Examples:

I had my driving test that morning and my stomach was churning.
4
If customers churn between different companies that provide a particular service, they change repeatedly from one to another.
5
a large container, often with a handle, that is used to make milk into butter by mixing it with great force :

Examples:

The butter was made in a wooden churn, which had a long handle with a flat, round paddle to beat the cream.
People used to churn their own butter with a butter churn.
6

Examples:

I used to collect a few churns of milk from my brother's farm to make cheese.
One of Houdini's most famous tricks was escaping from a padlocked milk churn.
7
the number of customers who decide to stop using a service offered by one company and to use another company, usually because it offers a better service or price:

Examples:

Internet and cable television companies suffer from a high churn rate.
8
to move violently:

Examples:

[ I ] The water was churning and the boat was rocking.
[ M ] The fish churned up the water when we threw them some food.
[ T ] fig. Seeing the car ahead flip over churned his stomach.
9
To churn butter means to beat cream until it turns into butter using a special container.
10
a container in which cream is made into butter
11
the situation in which customers stop buying the products or services of a particular company, especially to buy them from a competitor:

Examples:

Preventing customer churn is a major concern for mobile service providers, since 20-40% of customers leave their providers in a given year.
12
the situation in which employees leave their job and are replaced by new employees:

Examples:

Employee churn for new hires increased by 33% for the third straight year.
13
to stop buying the products or services of a particular company, especially in order to buy them from a competitor
15
if stockbrokers churn investments or churn a client's account in order to make more money in commissions, they illegally buy and sell the client's investments more often than necessary:

Examples:

The commission found that he violated the antifraud provisions of the securities laws when he churned three customer accounts.

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