act of keeping possession; maintenance, act of holding; memory, capacity to remember
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Retention Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.
The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.
(n.)
The power of retaining; retentiveness.
The power of retaining; retentiveness.
(n.)
The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.
The act of withholding; retraint; reserve.
(n.)
The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
(n.)
That which contains something, as a tablet; a tablet of preserving impressions.
That which contains something, as a tablet; a tablet of preserving impressions.
(n.)
Place of custody or confinement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutPlace of custody or confinement.
retention
\re*ten"tion\ (?), n. [l. retentio: cf. f. rétention. see retain.]
1. the act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.
2. the power of retaining; retentiveness. no woman's heart so big, to hold so much; they lack retention.
3. that which contains something, as a tablet; a &?;&?;&?;&?; of preserving impressions. [r.]
4. the act of withholding; retraint; reserve.
5. place of custody or confinement.
6. (law) the right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien. --erskine. craig.
retention
cyst (med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retention of the natural secretions.
retention
n
1. the act of keeping in your possession [syn: keeping, holding]
2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: memory, retentiveness]
3. the power of retaining liquid: "moisture retentivity of soil" [syn: retentiveness, retentivity]
similar words(2)
retention cyst
urinary retention
The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession
Noun
1. the act of keeping in your possession
(synonym) keeping, holding
(hypernym) possession, ownership
(hyponym) withholding
(derivation) retain, hold, keep back, hold back
2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
(synonym) memory, retentiveness
(hypernym) faculty, mental faculty, module
(hyponym) remembrance, recollection, anamnesis
(derivation) retain
3. the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"
(synonym) retentiveness, retentivity
(hypernym) impermeability, impermeableness
(hyponym) urinary retention
Retention Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
The number of units allocated to an underwriting syndicate member less the units held back by the syndicate manager for facilitating institutional sales and for allocation to non-member firms.
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A limited number of bonds set aside for sale to members of a new issue underwriting group, to allocate as they see fit. Not all new issues have retention bonds.
The percentage of the amount of a loading or additive added to the stock that is retained in the final sheet of paper.
Retention Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
In stock assessment: the probability of a fish encountering a fishing gear d by (a hook, a webbing, a mesh, a trap) being retained by it after coming in contact with it. Often expressed as a function of size or age (Retention curve).
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Retention Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Retention may refer to:
General
- Retention (memory), in learning, the ability to retain facts and figures in memory
- Selective retention
- Cultural retention
- Customer retention
- University student retention
- Employee retention, the ability to keep employees within an organization
- Forced retention
- Grade retention, in schools, keeping a student in the same grade for another year (that is, not promoting the student to the next higher grade with his/her classmates)
- Retention basin,
- Retention election, in the United States court system, a process whereby a judge is periodically subject to a vote in order to remain in the position of judge
- Retention ratio, in company earnings
- Retention of vision, in magic
- Water retention (medicine), abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body
- Urinary retention, the lack or inability to urinate
- Variable retention, in land management and forestry conservation
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Retention Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
Scottish law. The right which the possessor of a movable has, of holding the same until he shall be satisfied for his claim either against such movable or the owner of it; a lien.
The right of retention is of two kinds, namely, special or general. 1. Special retention is the right of withholding or retaining property of goods which are in one's possession under a contract, till indemnified for the labor or money expended on them. 2. General retention is the right to withhold or detain the property of another, in respect of any debt which happens to be due by the proprietor to the person who has the custody; or for a general balance of accounts arising on a particular train of employment.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.The right of retention is of two kinds, namely, special or general. 1. Special retention is the right of withholding or retaining property of goods which are in one's possession under a contract, till indemnified for the labor or money expended on them. 2. General retention is the right to withhold or detain the property of another, in respect of any debt which happens to be due by the proprietor to the person who has the custody; or for a general balance of accounts arising on a particular train of employment.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Retention Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
The prevention of direct discharge of storm runoff into receiving waters; included as examples are systems which discharge through percolation, exfiltration, and evaporation processes and which generally have residence times less than 3 days.
