See Also: Retention(medicine)
retention(dictionary)
retention(dictionary)
Retention(finance)
retention arm(medicine)
Retention(money)
RETENTION, Scottish law(law)
retention polyp(medicine)
retention point(medicine)
retention suture(medicine)

retention (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: retentio, from retinere; RETAIN]
formal the act of keeping something
retention of
::The UN will vote on the retention of sanctions against Iraq.
technical the ability or tendency of something to hold liquid, heat etc within itself
::Many people with heart problems suffer from fluid retention.
the ability to keep something in your memory
::I have a real problem with retention of information.