retention
31retention — noun (U) 1 formal the act of keeping something (+ of): Committee members voted for the retention of the existing voting system. 2 technical the ability or tendency of something to hold liquid, heat etc within itself 3 the ability to keep… …
32retention — n. inability to pass urine, which is retained in the bladder. The condition may be acute and painful or chronic and painless. Acute urinary retention (AUR) can be precipitated by surgery, urinary infection, constipation, and drugs; spontaneous… …
33retention — noun Etymology: Middle English retencioun, from Anglo French, from Latin retention , retentio, from retinēre to retain more at retain Date: 14th century 1. a. the act of retaining ; the state of being retained b. abnormal retaining of a fluid or… …
34retention — 1) the probability of a fish encountering a fishing gear and being retained by it after coming in contact with it. Often expressed as a function of size or age (retention curve) 2) pertaining to a character retained in an evolutionary sequence,… …
35retention — /ri ten sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of retaining. 2. the state of being retained. 3. the power to retain; capacity for retaining. 4. the act or power of remembering things; memory. [1350 1400; ME retencion < L retention (s. of retentio) a keeping back …
36Retention — Zurückhalten * * * Re|ten|ti|on 〈f. 20〉 1. 〈Med.〉 Ruhigstellung (bei der Behandlung von Frakturen) 2. 〈Wirtsch.〉 (zeitweilige) Zurückhaltung einer geschuldeten Leistung 3. Bindung von Mitarbeitern an ein Unternehmen (durch Zahlung von Prämien… …
37retention — 1. The detention of water on surface depressions or in subsurface void space. 2. the retention of water in pores against gravity [16] …
38retention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Keeping in possession Nouns 1. retention, retaining, holding, keeping, custody, maintenance, preservation; hold, grasp, gripe, grip, clutch[es]; snare, trap. See possession, restraint, tenacity. 2.… …
39retention — noun 1》 the act of retaining or state of being retained. 2》 failure to eliminate a substance from the body: fluid retention. Origin ME: from OFr., from L. retentio(n ), from retinere (see retain) …
40retention — /rɪ tenʃən/ noun keeping the loyalty of existing customers, as opposed to acquisition, which is the action of acquiring new customers (both can be aims of advertising campaigns) ▪▪▪ ‘…a systematic approach to human resource planning can play a… …
