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retention
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
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
- commerce a sum of money owed to a contractor but not paid for an agreed period as a safeguard against any faults found in the work carried out
- plural accounting profits earned by a company but not distributed as dividends; retained earnings
Other yvlog Forms
- ԴDzr·ٱtDz noun
- v··ٱtDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of retention1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of retention1
Example Sentences
The workers have preferential hiring rights under Long Beach’s concession worker retention ordinance.
"They said his leg was very warm, plus he had water retention in his thighs," she said.
Trump had faced federal criminal charges for his retention of those documents and subsequent efforts to cover it up, but they were dropped by the Justice Department after his reelection in November.
The Royal Mail said the parcel arrived in Doncaster in early January, but was later returned to the US after exceeding its retention period as the customs fee was not paid.
Back then, he said the app’s retention rate was near single digits, and 80% of dramas failed to gain an audience.
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More About Retention
What is retention?
Retention is the act of retaining, that is, holding onto or keeping possession of something, as in Kim noted the plant’s successful retention of water.
Retention is also used to refer to the state of being retained or having the power to retain something, as in The lawyer was outraged by the police’s continued retention of his client.
Retention can also mean that something or someone has the power to retain things, especially a person’s ability to retain information in their memory, as in Weekly testing is done to improve students’ retention of what they have learned.
Example: Justine worked hard to improve the retention of skilled employees at her company.
Where does retention come from?
The first record of retention comes from around 1350. It ultimately comes from the Latin verb پŧ, meaning “to retain.” The verb retain has the same origin.
All of ٱԳپDz’s meanings are commonly used. You’re likely to use this word to talk about how well something is at holding or hanging on to something else. For example, a business’s ability to retain employees or, more importantly, paying customers over time is often a key way to tell if a company is growing or failing.
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What are some other forms related to retention?
- nonretention (noun)
- overretention (noun)
What are some synonyms for retention?
What are some words that share a root or word element with retention?
What are some words that often get used in discussing retention?
How is retention used in real life?
Retention is often used to describe something’s ability to hang on to things like memories or customers.
Was just briefly looking at some Peloton data and their customer retention after two years is among the best in the industry.
— Ben Bajarin (@BenBajarin)
I just published How Laughter Increases Student’s Learning and Memory Retention
— Dennise Heckman M.Ed. (@DenniseHeckman)
Good toast making is about heat retention and saturated butter melt capacity. And good bread.👍🏽
— stuart murdoch (@nee_massey)
Try using retention!
Which of the following is a synonym of retention?
A. release
B. prevention
C. holding
D. discovery
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