| 单词 | retainer |
| 释义 | retainer (once / 1656 pages) 1n 2n A retainer is something that holds something else in place. After your braces are removed, a retainer keeps your teeth from moving out of their new perfect position. Professionals like lawyers or consultants are paid a retainer, which is a fee. The retainer ensures that they will be available to work for you when you need them. You will often pay an hourly rate on top of the retainer once the lawyer or consultant has worked enough hours for you to use up the retainer fee you paid. WORD FAMILYretainer: retainers+/retain: retained, retainer, retaining, retains, retention, retentive/retention: retentions/retentive: retentively, retentiveness, retentivity, unretentive USAGE EXAMPLESThose terms are typically negotiated at the time the retainer agreement is signed by the client-board. Los Angeles Times(Dec 18, 2016) But the lawyer asked for a $15,000 retainer, which pretty much ended the conversation. Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) And smaller companies, with fewer resources, rarely have big advisers on retainer that can provide advice and preparation for activism defense. Wall Street Journal(Nov 14, 2016) 1 n a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment 2Hyper dental appliance a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth 1n a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone Syn|Hypo|Hyper consideration quid, quid pro quo something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises fee a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services 2n a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) Syn|Hypo|Hyper servant body servant a valet or personal maid cabin boya young man acting as a servant on a ship domestic, domestic help, house servanta servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household factotuma servant employed to do a variety of jobs familiara person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support flunkey, flunky, lackeya male servant (especially a footman) major-domo, seneschalthe chief steward or butler of a great household manservanta man servant meniala domestic servant sculliona kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing) servant girl, serving girla girl who is a servant ayah(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children butler, pantrymana manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table footmana man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores home helpa person hired to help in another's home (especially one employed by a local authority to help the infirm with domestic work) housekeepera servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household amah, housemaid, maid, maidservanta female domestic skivvy, slaveya female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man, valet, valet de chambrea manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer worker a person who works at a specific occupation |
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