Churn

/tʃɜː(ɹ)n/ noun verb

A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.

Definition

  1. (noun) A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter. “a butter churn”
  2. (noun) Customer attrition; the phenomenon or rate of customers leaving a company.
  3. (noun) The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider.
  4. (noun) The mass of people who are ready to switch carriers.
  5. (noun) Cyclic activity that achieves nothing.
  6. (verb) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream. “Now the cream is churned to make butter.”
  7. (verb) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.
  8. (verb) To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake. “I was so nervous that my stomach was churning.”
  9. (verb) (of a customer) To stop using a company's product or service.
  10. (verb) (travel) To repeatedly cancel and rebook a reservation in order to refresh ticket time limits or other fare rule restrictions.
  11. (verb) (travel) To continually sign up for new credit cards in order to earn signup bonuses, airline miles, and other benefits.

Word stats

  • Churn contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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What does Churn mean?

A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.

How many letters are in Churn?

Churn has 5 letters.

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