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Retaining

/ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/

To keep in possession or use.

📖 Definitions of "Retaining"

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.

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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