retaining

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: re‧tain‧ing
• Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ

Adjective

retaining (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• retaining valve
• retaining wall

 

Verb

retaining

1. present participle and gerund of retain

Noun

retaining (plural retainings)

1. The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
   • 1989, John Malcolm William Bean, From Lord to Patron: Lordship in Late Medieval England, page 212:

     All retainings by indenture before that date were declared null and void 'other than to be the household servant or officer or of his [the lord's] council for lawful service done or to be done'.

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