retention

noun uncountable

UK /rɪˈtenʃ(ə)n/

1
formalthe ability to keep workers or customers from leaving a company, or students from leaving a school
There is a recruitment and retention crisis in the teaching profession.
Synonyms and related words
Leaving a job
resign
retire
stand down
2
formalthe act of keeping or storing something
retention of:
This facility will be used for the retention of hazardous waste.
Synonyms and related words
The process or action of keeping something
storage
maintenance
warehousing
3
medicala situation in which harmful substances stay in the body instead of passing out of it
She still has serious fluid retention in the limbs and lungs.
Synonyms and related words
Causes, symptoms and the course of illnesses
aetiology
complication
crisis
4
the ability to remember ideas or facts
retention of:
The patient showed good retention of facts and figures.
Synonyms and related words
Memory and memories
memory
recall
recollection

单词	retention
释义	retention noun uncountable UK /rɪˈtenʃ(ə)n/ DEFINITIONS4 1 formalthe ability to keep workers or customers from leaving a company, or students from leaving a school There is a recruitment and retention crisis in the teaching profession. Synonyms and related words Leaving a job resign retire stand down 2 formalthe act of keeping or storing something retention of: This facility will be used for the retention of hazardous waste. Synonyms and related words The process or action of keeping something storage maintenance warehousing 3 medicala situation in which harmful substances stay in the body instead of passing out of it She still has serious fluid retention in the limbs and lungs. Synonyms and related words Causes, symptoms and the course of illnesses aetiology complication crisis 4 the ability to remember ideas or facts retention of: The patient showed good retention of facts and figures. Synonyms and related words Memory and memories memory recall recollection retention noun uncountable US /rɪˈtenʃ(ə)n/ DEFINITIONS4 1 formalthe ability to keep workers or customers from leaving a company, or students from leaving a school There is a recruitment and retention crisis in the teaching profession. Synonyms and related words Leaving a job resign retire stand down 2 formalthe act of keeping or storing something retention of: This facility will be used for the retention of hazardous waste. Synonyms and related words The process or action of keeping something storage maintenance warehousing 3 medicala situation in which harmful substances stay in the body instead of passing out of it She still has serious fluid retention in the limbs and lungs. Synonyms and related words Causes, symptoms and the course of illnesses aetiology chill complication 4 the ability to remember ideas or facts retention of: The patient showed good retention of facts and figures. Synonyms and related words Memory and memories memory recall recollection
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