retained
Americanadjective
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not lost, destroyed, released, sold, or given away; kept.
The vendor overvalued both the sold 1,790 acres and the retained 566 acres of Green Meadows.
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kept in use or practice; continued or preserved.
We are proud of the retained traditions of entrepreneurship of our ancestors, their respectful and careful attitude to land and craft.
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(of something perceived or learned) remembered or kept in mind.
They get taught it in basic training, but without constant practice, land navigation is not a retained skill for the average soldier.
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engaged for service, often by payment of a preliminary fee.
To apply for this opportunity in confidence, send your resume and remuneration details to the retained consultants, Kirk & Paulson Consulting Ltd., for an initial interview.
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kept in check or held in place; held back.
On completion of the dam, the retained water was diverted for irrigation via two canals.
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Medicine/Medical. kept in the body, especially abnormally; not expelled or eliminated.
Three weeks after delivery I was back in the hospital, seriously ill and having a D&C to remove a retained placenta.
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Once the Lords has finished debating the Retained EU Law Bill, it will return to the House of Commons.
From BBC • May 15, 2023
Retained from the original poem are the God of Love, Lady Reason, Shame, Idleness and Pleasure.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023
Retained by the military when the rest of Fort Lawton became Discovery Park in 1973 and vacated by the Army Reserve in 2012, the property has acquired a ghostly atmosphere.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022
He wrote to the Park Service director in 1988: “It is my sincere hope that you would not consider granting any request to extend the Retained Use Estate at Caneel Bay.”
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020
One might dream the clay Retained in it the larvæ of the flowers, They bud so, round the cup, the old Spring-way.”—
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
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