retention
IPA: ritˈɛnʃʌn
noun
- The act of retaining or something retained
- The act or power of remembering things
- A memory; what is retained in the mind
- (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
- (medicine) The length of time an individual remains in treatment
- (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
- (obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
- (obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.
- (law) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.
- (insurance) The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.
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Examples of "retention" in Sentences
- Retention is a key to friendship.
- I think this justifies the retention of the article.
- Retention is the second step in the modeling process.
- For the Liberals, the retention of the seat was a relief.
- This fosters regimentation and meaningless fact retention.
- Does anyone wish to argue for the retention of the sentence
- Depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory.
- At the termination of the retention period, the document is usually destroyed.
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