单词 | retention |
释义 | Word Frequency retention(rɪˈtɛnʃən) noun 1. the act of retaining or state of being retained 2. the capacity to hold or retain liquid 3. the capacity to remember 4. pathology the abnormal holding within the body of urine, faeces, etc, that are normally excreted 5. business 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 6. (plural) accounting profits earned by a company but not distributed as dividends; retained earnings Word origin C14: from Latin retentiō, from retinēre to retain |
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