Retention

Quick meaning: Retention is a noun meaning The act of retaining or something retained.

Meaning

The act of retaining or something retained.

More Meanings

1. The act or power of remembering things.
2. Memory; what is retained in the mind.
3. (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.
4. (medicine) The length of time a patient remains in treatment.
5. (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
6. (obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
7. (obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.

Example Sentences

No woman's heart / So big, to hold so much; they lack retention.

His life I gave him, and did thereto add / My love without retention or restraint,

"Still," Suit echoed. "The way she handles the gun jamming." Suit shook their head in admiration. "Tap, rack, bang, without hesitation. That's extraordinary retention."

Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain Full character’d with lasting memory, […] That poor retention could not so much hold, Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score;

Word Forms

• retentions

Synonyms for retention

Depending on context, synonyms include holding, keeping, retentiveness, retentivity, memory.

Related Words

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