英语词汇“retainment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

retainment

释义

retain /ri-tānˈ/

transitive verb

ORIGIN: Fr retenir, from L retinēre, from re- back, and tenēre to hold

retainˈable adjective

retainˈer noun

A person or thing that retains
A dependant of a person of rank, owing some service to him or her (historical)
A family servant of long standing
An authorization
A retaining fee (in legal usage, general to secure a priority of claim on a counsel's services, special for a particular case)
An appliance worn in the mouth to keep straightened teeth in position

retainˈership noun

retainˈment noun

retaining fee noun

The advance fee paid to a lawyer to defend a cause

retaining wall noun

A wall to hold back solid material, such as earth or (loosely) water (also called revetment)

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