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Retention, churn & expansion · Working

Customer lifetime

Also called: customer lifespan

ELI5

The period a customer remains active or economically valuable under a stated definition.

Used in conversation

“Compare customer lifetime with the same cohort and period before drawing a conclusion.”

Pitch context

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Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.