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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			All this is true, if time stood still; which contrariwise moveth so round, that a froward retention of custom, is as turbulent a thing as an innovation; and they that reverence too much old times, are but a scorn to the new. The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context I ask for information, as a plodding man of business who only deals with such material objects as guineas, shillings, and bank-notes--may not the retention of the thing involve the retention of the idea? A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context Roman and Norman were both wise in their retention of places of approved strength or utility. The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context			retardation coil retardation plate retardation sheet retardation theory retarded retarded acid retarded field retarded hemihydrate Retarded Potentials retarder 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 retentivity Retezat Retgers' law retgersite Rethel Rethel, Alfred Rethra rethrolone RETI reticle reticle image reticular reticular cell reticular degeneration reticular density reticular fiber			rete venosum rete venosum rete venosum RETEC Retecious Retection Retek Customer Order Management Retek Data Warehouse Retek Demand Forecasting Retek Predictive Application Server Retek Sales Audit Retek Store Systems retell retell retelling retelling retells retells retem retemper retempering Retencao Retencion Retender Retendered Retendering Retenders retene retene Retent retention Retention 'Til Access Retention Advisement and Information Center Retention After 60 Minutes Retention and Release Retention and Transition retention arm retention arm retention arm retention arm retention arm Retention at 24 Hours Retention basin Retention basin Retention basin Retention Control Point retention cyst retention cyst retention cyst retention defect retention defect retention defect retention defect retention enema retention form retention form retention form retention form retention form retention groove retention groove

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