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- Dictionaryretention/rɪˈtɛnʃn/
noun
- 1. the continued possession, use, or control of something: "the retention of deposits by landlords remains an issue"
- 2. the action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance: "the soil's retention of moisture"
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the continued use, existence, or possession of something or someone: Two influential senators have argued for the retention of the unpopular tax. The retention of old technology has slowed the company's growth. water / heat retention. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Keeping and storing things. appropriate. aside. bank. bogart. buffer.
The meaning of RETENTION is the act of retaining : the state of being retained. How to use retention in a sentence.
noun. the act of retaining or state of being retained. the capacity to hold or retain liquid. the capacity to remember. pathol the abnormal holding within the body of urine, faeces, etc, that are normally excreted.
noun. ( Insurance: Claims) Retention of clients or money is the process of ensuring that a policyholder remains a customer of the insurer or that money to be paid out remains in the insurer's accounts. Increasing the insurance company's product range increases client loyalty and client retention.
You can use retention to mean the ability to keep or hold. If you have extraordinary powers of retention, you remember everything you hear or learn.
The act of retaining or the condition of being retained: the retention of nutrients in the soil; the retention of jobs in the city. 2. The practice of requiring a student to repeat a class or a year of school because of insufficient educational progress to advance.
the action of keeping liquid, heat, etc. inside something rather than letting it escape. Eating too much salt can cause fluid retention. the importance of energy conservation and heat retention. the ability to remember things. Visual material aids the retention of information. see also retain. Word Origin.
RETENTION definition: continuing to keep something. Learn more.
From Longman Business Dictionary re‧ten‧tion /rɪˈtenʃən/ noun 1 [ uncountable] when workers stay with a company rather than taking a job with another employer We have detected a definite improvement inemployee retention.
1. a. : to keep in possession or use. b. : to keep in one's pay or service. specifically : to employ by paying a retainer. c. : to keep in mind or memory : remember. 2. : to hold secure or intact. Synonyms. hold. keep. reserve. withhold. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for retain.
