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retention

1. Pathol the abnormal holding within the body of urine, faeces, etc., that are normally excreted

2. 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

retention

1. The withholding of a portion (usually 10%) of a periodic payment to a contractor, by prior agreement, for work completed. The retention is held in escrow for a stipulated time period after the acceptance of the completed work by the architect and owner/payee.

2. The amount of preservative, fire-retardant salt, resin, etc., retained by treated or impregnated wood.

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No references found			It must account for all significant risk retentions as well. My disposition on 'risk position' by Mandel, Chris / Risk & Insurance Une premiere partie de cette analyse porte sur la theorie des retentions, qui nous amenera dans un deuxieme temps a un questionnement concernant le type specifique d'intentionnalite par lequel ces retentions sont decrites. Husserl et les limites du modele intentionnaliste de la conscience by Gyemant, Maria / Studia Europaea He also explained that for the moment, the retentions of VAT amount to about BGN 200 M. Bulgaria's Treasury Expects to Gain BGN 3 M from Musicians by Sofia News Agency			retarding admixture retarding basin retarding conveyor retarding potential retarding-field oscillator retch retcon rete rete cord Rete Mirabile rete ovarii rete testis retemper retempering retene retention retention basin retention cyst retention index retention money Retention of Meltwater retention period retention time retention volume retention wall Retentions retentivity Retezat Retgers' law retgersite Rethel Rethel, Alfred Rethra rethrolone RETI reticle reticle image reticular reticular cell reticular degeneration reticular density reticular fiber Reticular Formation reticular system Reticular Tissue Reticulariaceae reticulata fenestra reticulate Reticulate Relationship reticulate venation reticulated			Retention Recommendation Form retention suture retention suture retention suture retention suture (3) retention suture (3) retention suture (3) Retention tax Retention tax Retention tax retention terminal retention terminal retention terminal retention terminal retention terminal Retention time Retention time Retention time Retention time retention volume retention vomiting retention wall retention with overflow Retention, Efficiency, Acquisition and Penetration retention-overflow incontinence retention-overflow incontinence retention-overflow incontinence retention-overflow incontinence Retention/Retirement Retentionist Retentions retentive retentive circumferential arm clasp retentive circumferential arm clasp retentive circumferential arm clasp retentive circumferential arm clasp retentive memory retentive undercut retentive undercut retentive undercut retentively retentiveness retentivities retentivities retentivity retentivity Retentor Reteplase Retepore Reter retest Retest Okay Retest-Ok/Can-Not-Duplicate retested retesting retests Retetion Rates Retex Retexture retextured retextures

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