• The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining property untila debt due to the person claiming the right be duly paid; a lien.Erskine. Craig. Retention cyst (Med.), a cyst produced by obstructionof a duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent retentionof the natural secretions.


    Retention meaning & definition 1 of Retention.


  • In general, from the Latin, it means holding

    Retention meaning & definition 2 of Retention.


  • Ability to retain.

    Retention meaning & definition 3 of Retention.


  • The continued possession, use, or control of something.

    Retention meaning & definition 4 of Retention.


  • The act of retaining or something retained

    Retention meaning & definition 5 of Retention.


  • the power of retaining liquid

    Retention meaning & definition 6 of Retention.


  • The act or power of remembering things

    Retention meaning & definition 7 of Retention.


  • A memory, what is retained in the mind

    Retention meaning & definition 8 of Retention.


  • Retention refers to the act of keeping or continuing to have something. This could be pertaining to information, skills, employees in a company, or customers in a business. It involves maintaining or preserving something so that it continues to be in use or possession.

    Retention meaning & definition 9 of Retention.


  • that which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions

    Retention meaning & definition 10 of Retention.


  • place of custody or confinement

    Retention meaning & definition 11 of Retention.


  • rÄ“-ten′shun, n. act or power of retaining: memory: restraint: custody: preservation: (med.) power of retaining, inability to void: (Scots law) a lien, the right of withholding a debt until a debt due to the claimant is paid.—n. Retent′, that which is retained.—adj. Reten′tive, having power to retain.—adv. Reten′tively.—ns. Reten′tiveness, Retentiv′ity; Reten′tor, a muscle which serves to retain an organ in place.—Magnetic retentiveness, coercive force.

    Retention meaning & definition 12 of Retention.


  • The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

    Retention meaning & definition 13 of Retention.

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