retention

Meaning of retention

noun
  1. The act of retaining or something retained
  2. The act or power of remembering things
  3. A memory; what is retained in the mind
  4. The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
  5. The length of time an individual remains in treatment
  6. That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
  7. The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
  8. A place of custody or confinement.
  9. The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.

Information about retention

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of retention is: retentions.
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Hyphenation of retention

re-ten-tion

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • retention is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

retention synonyms

Meaning keeping:

keeping, holding

Meaning memory:

memory, retentiveness, retentivity

Meaning retentiveness:

retentiveness, retentivity

Anagrams of retention

intertone

Words that rhyme with retention

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