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- Dictionaryretention/rɪˈtɛnʃn/
noun
- 1. the continued possession, use, or control of something: "the retention of deposits by landlords remains an issue"
- 2. the action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance: "the soil's retention of moisture"
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RETENTION definition: 1. the continued use, existence, or possession of something or someone: 2. the continued use…. Learn more.
The meaning of RETENTION is the act of retaining : the state of being retained. How to use retention in a sentence.
RETENTION meaning: 1. the continued use, existence, or possession of something or someone: 2. the continued use…. Learn more.
You can use retention to mean the ability to keep or hold. If you have extraordinary powers of retention, you remember everything you hear or learn.
noun. the act of retaining or state of being retained. the capacity to hold or retain liquid. the capacity to remember. pathol the abnormal holding within the body of urine, faeces, etc, that are normally excreted.
1. The act of retaining or the condition of being retained: the retention of nutrients in the soil; the retention of jobs in the city. 2. The practice of requiring a student to repeat a class or a year of school because of insufficient educational progress to advance. 3.
the action of keeping liquid, heat, etc. inside something rather than letting it escape. Eating too much salt can cause fluid retention. the importance of energy conservation and heat retention. the ability to remember things. Visual material aids the retention of information. see also retain. Word Origin.
