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Definition churn

Etymology

From Middle English cherne, chrine, chyrne, kyrne ( > Scots kirn), from Old English ?yrn, ?yrin, ?irin (“a churn”), from Proto-Germanic *kern? (“churn”), of unknown origin. Cognate with West Frisian tsjerne, Dutch karn, Walloon serene, German Karn, Kirne, Danish kjærne, Swedish kärna, Icelandic kirna (“a churn”).

Verb

churn (third-person singular simple present churns, present participle churning, simple past and past participle churned)

1. (transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.
3. (intransitive) To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.
4. (informal, travel, aviation) To repeatedly cancel and rebook a reservation in order to refresh ticket time limits or other fare rule restrictions.
5. (US, informal, finance, travel) To continually sign up for new credit cards in order to earn signup bonuses, airline miles, and other benefits.

Noun

churn (countable and uncountable, plural churns)

1. A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.
2. (telecommunications) The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider.
3. (telecommunications) The mass of people who are ready to switch carriers.
4. Cyclic activity that achieves nothing.

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