retention

re·ten·tion  (r-tnshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of retaining.

b. The condition of being retained.

2. Capacity or power of retaining.

3. An ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.

4. Something retained.

5. Involuntary withholding of bodily wastes or secretions that are normally eliminated.

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[Middle English retencioun, from Old French retention, from Latin retenti, retentin-, from retentus, past participle of retinre, to retain; see retain.]

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retention [rɪˈtɛnʃən]

n

1. the act of retaining or state of being retained

2. the capacity to hold or retain liquid

3. the capacity to remember

4. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol the abnormal holding within the body of urine, faeces, etc., that are normally excreted

5. (Business / Commerce) Commerce a sum of money owed to a contractor but not paid for an agreed period as a safeguard against any faults found in the work carried out

6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) (plural) Accounting profits earned by a company but not distributed as dividends; retained earnings

[from Latin retentiō, from retinēre to retain]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retention - the act of retaining something       holding, keeping possession, ownership - the act of having and controlling property withholding - the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence" storage - the act of storing something
	2.	retention - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" retentiveness, retentivity, memory faculty, mental faculty, module - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind recollection, remembrance, anamnesis - the ability to recall past occurrences
	3.	retention - the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" retentiveness, retentivity impermeability, impermeableness - the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid urinary retention - holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention"

Translations

retention [rɪˈtenʃən] N → retención f (also Med)

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retention [rɪˈtɛnʃ^ən] n

(= keeping) → maintien m
information retention → rétention f d'information, rétention f d'informations

(= ability to remember) → rétention f

(MEDICINE) [water, fluid] → rétention f

[heat, moisture] → rétention f

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retention

n

→ Beibehaltung f; (of possession) → Zurückhaltung f; (of water) → Speicherung f; (of facts) → Behalten nt; (of information by computer) → Speicherung f; (of lawyer) → Beauftragung f; (Med: also retention of urine) → Harnverhaltung f

(= memory) → Gedächtnis nt

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retention [rɪˈtɛnʃ/ən] n (frm) (gen) → conservazione f; (of facts, faces, names) → memorizzazione f (Med) → ritenzione f

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retention [rɪˈtɛnʃ/ən] n (frm) (gen) → conservazione f; (of facts, faces, names) → memorizzazione f (Med) → ritenzione f

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retention

n retention [rəˈtenʃən]

the act of retaining the retention of information. onthouvermoë إحْتِفاظ، إحْتِجاز задържане zadržování bevarelse das Zurückhalten συγκράτηση, παρακράτηση retención säilitamine نگه داری pidätys conservation שְׁמִירָה रोक रखना, याददाश्त pamćenje, zadržavanje visszatartás penahanan varðveisla; minni il trattenere 保持 보유 išlaikymas, sulaikymas saglabāšana; paturēšana penahanan het vasthouden, behoud det å holde på; hukommelse powstrzymanie retenção reţinere, păs­trare удерживание zadržanie ohranitev zadržavanje kvarhållande การเก็บรักษา akılda tutma, saklama, hatırlama 保有，扣留，滯留 збереження قبضے میں رکھنے کی قوت sự giữ lại 保持力

adj reˈtentive [-tiv]

able to retain a retentive memory. onthouend مُحْتَفِظ، مُحْتَجِز задържащ trvalý, dlouhodobý klæbehjerne festhaltend στεγανός retentivo meelespidav نگهدارنده؛ ضبط کننده pysyväis- fidèle בַּעַל כּוֹשֵר שְׁמִירָה धारणशील dobro (oštro) pamćenje megőrző; jó (emlékezőtehetség) bisa dipertahankan sem heldur í sér/geymir ritentivo ottimo 保持力のある 기억력이 좋은 geras, gerai išlaikantis (drėgmę) laba atmiņa boleh bertahan vasthoudend som kan holde på, har god hukommelse trwały retentor fidel удерживающий; цепкий výborný zanesljiv koji dobro pamti bevarande, gott [] ซึ่งเก็บรักษาไว้ได้ akılda tutan, unutmayan 有能力保持的 добрий (про пам'ять) روکنے کی قوت رکھنے والا có khả năng giữ lại/nhớ sự kiện 有保持力的