retaining

/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To keep in possession or use.

  2. 2

    To keep in one's pay or service.

  3. 3

    To employ by paying a retainer.

  4. 4

    To hold secure.

  5. 5

    To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year.

  6. 6

    To restrain; to prevent.

  7. 7

    To belong; to pertain.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.

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