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Definition retention in British English

retention noun

[uncountable] noun
/rɪˈtenʃ(ə)n/
1

the ability to keep workers or customers from leaving a company, or students from leaving a school

Example

There is a recruitment and retention crisis in the teaching profession.

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resign retire stand down
2

the act of keeping or storing something

Example

This facility will be used for the retention of hazardous waste.

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storage maintenance warehousing
3

a situation in which harmful substances stay in the body instead of passing out of it

Example

She still has serious fluid retention in the limbs and lungs.

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aetiology complication crisis
4

the ability to remember ideas or facts

Example

The patient showed good retention of facts and figures.

Synonyms and related words
memory recall recollection
Definition retention in British English