retainer
IPA: rɪtˈeɪnɝ
noun
- Any thing or person that retains.
- A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
- A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
- A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
- (dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.
- (rail transport, mechanical engineering) A retaining valve.
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Examples of "retainer" in Sentences
- Not every breach of the contract of retainer is a breach of a fiduciary duty.
- It's unclear what Palin meant by the word retainer to describe her upfront book payment.
- Highly specialized strategy/solution development (A) and long term retainer based outsourcing (B)
- The adjuster is most likely a local guy on retainer from the rental company (and many other insurance companies).
- Your kid's retainer is cracked in two because he won't use it and left it strewn someplace where he stepped on it.
- # posted by Scott: 10: 22 AM bart you're as predictable as the sun rising in the east-are you on retainer from the administration?
- Fortas had accepted a $20,000 retainer from the family foundation of Wall Street financier Louis Wolfson, a friend and former client, in January 1966. [
- Cotner, of Corporate Intelligence Consultants, said he has repaid the Cleveland schools for what he described as a retainer meant as advance payment for consulting services.
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