retention

[ ri-ten-shuhn ]

/ rɪˈtɛn ʃən /

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noun

the act of retaining.

the state of being retained.

the power to retain; capacity for retaining.

the act or power of remembering things; memory.

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Origin of retention

1350–1400; Middle English retencion<Latin retentiōn- (stem of retentiō) a keeping back, equivalent to retent(us) (past participle of retinēre to retain) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM retention

non·re·ten·tion, nouno·ver·re·ten·tion, noun

Words nearby retention

retell, retelling, retem, rete mirabile, retene, retention, retention cyst, retentionist, retention jaundice, retention suture, retention vomiting

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How to use retention in a sentence

Naturally, app publishers and marketers worldwide consider it extremely important to monitor several metrics concerning user engagement, user retention, and business conversion.
App store optimization success: Top five KPIs you must measure|Juned Ghanchi|August 28, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Long-term urine retention can lead to bladder damage, urinary tract infections, and even kidney damage.
Toilet training your cat isn’t as great as it sounds|Candice Wang|August 27, 2020|Popular-Science
The 64-year-old company formerly known as Automotive Lease Guide forecasts that the premium electric-car segment will go from currently having the lowest auction-value retention after three years to the fourth-highest 36 months from now.
Of all used cars, this Tesla model sells the fastest|Verne Kopytoff|August 24, 2020|Fortune
Both the county and Escondido have short email retention policies as well, but leaders there decided to suspend their policies because of the pandemic.
North County Report: Why We’re Suing Solana Beach|Kayla Jimenez|August 19, 2020|Voice of San Diego

For one, video content gets a longer viewing period, which means you boost user retention and prolong the interaction people have with your content.
How to optimize for the Instagram algorithm in 2020|Julia Miashkova|August 19, 2020|Search Engine Watch
A citizens group, Kansans for Justice, has sprung up as well to oppose retention of Justices Lee Johnson and Eric Rosen.
And Here Come 2014’s Willie Hortons|Eleanor Clift|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This being Monty Python, the answer should have been obvious—their memories are no more; their line retention has ceased to be.
Monty Python Forgot Their Lines on Opening Night, but Who Cares?|Nico Hines|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From 2009, News International has run an ‘email deletion’ or ‘data retention’ policy as do many companies.
Breaking Rebekah Brooks’ Hollywood Cover-Up Code|Peter Jukes, Nico Hines|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
According to the enlightened celeb, “I don't particularly gain water; I don't have water retention.”
Suzanne Somers’s 13 Craziest Quotes: Sex, Adam Lanza, Patrick Swayze, and More|Amy Zimmerman|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But this was an element of Jeff that I understood; his mimicry and his retention for music and melody.
‘Greetings From Tim Buckley’: Penn Badgley on Playing Late Musician Jeff Buckley|Richard Porton|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Should the fluid contain food-particles, it is probably the result of retention, not hypersecretion.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In due course the news came that the date of voting in the Senate for or against the retention of the Islands was fixed.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Memory, which implies a former conscious experience, its retention, revival and recognition.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
This was rejected; and the lords, when the bill returned to them, did not insist upon its retention.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Did he say he was innocent, or did he just have this conversation with respect to the retention of a counsel?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for retention

retention

/ (rɪˈtɛnʃən) /

noun

the act of retaining or state of being retained

the capacity to hold or retain liquid

the capacity to remember

pathol the abnormal holding within the body of urine, faeces, etc, that are normally excreted

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

(plural) accounting profits earned by a company but not distributed as dividends; retained earnings

Word Origin for retention

C14: from Latin retentiō, from retinēre to retain

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Medical definitions for retention

retention

[ rĭ-tĕn′shən ]

Involuntary withholding by the body of wastes or secretions that are normally eliminated.

The holding by the body of what normally belongs in it, such as food in the stomach.

An ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.

In dentistry, a period following orthodontic treatment when a patient wears an appliance or appliances to stabilize the teeth in their new position.

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