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retainer
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retainer
n.
person or thing which retains; servant, household employee; initial fee paid in order to obtain services from a professional (such as a lawyer); dental device used to hold teeth in place after straightening (Dentistry)
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Retainer
Retainer may refer to:
- Retainer (medieval), a person, especially a soldier, in the service of a lord in the late Middle Ages
- Retainer sacrifice, the sacrifice of a human servant
- Retainer (orthodontic device)
- Retainer agreement, a contract in which an employer pays for work to be specified later
- RFA Retainer (A329), a ship
- Retainers in China, a social group in early china.
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retainer
Noun
1. a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
(synonym) consideration
(hypernym) fee
(hyponym) quid pro quo, quid
2. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
(synonym) servant
(hypernym) worker
(hyponym) body servant
3. a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
(hypernym) dental appliance
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retainer
n.
záloha; rodinný sluha/služka
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Retainer
(n.)
The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.
The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.
(n.)
The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence.
The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence.
(n.)
The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause.
The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause.
(n.)
One who, or that which, retains.
One who, or that which, retains.
(n.)
One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.
One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.
(n.)
Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.
Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.
(n.)
A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; -- called also retaining fee.
A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; -- called also retaining fee.
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