verbπShareTo keep in possession or use."The company is retaining its best employees by offering them better salaries. "businesspropertyeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo keep in one's pay or service."The company is retaining several experienced teachers to ensure good student outcomes. "businessjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo employ by paying a retainer."The company is retaining a lawyer to help with the new contract negotiations. "businessjoblawfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hold secure."The dam is retaining the water, preventing the town from flooding. "technologybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year."The teacher is considering retaining Sarah in third grade because she hasn't mastered reading yet. "educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo restrain; to prevent."The dam is retaining the water, preventing it from flooding the town. "actionabilitylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo belong; to pertain."The responsibility for cleaning the break room is retaining to all employees. "propertybusinesslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act by which something or someone is retained; a retention."The library's retaining of overdue books helped ensure that everyone had access to the materials they needed. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOf or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall."The retaining wall prevented the hillside from collapsing onto the road. "architecturepropertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
