retention
Significat (Anglès)
- (countable, uncountable) The act of retaining or something retained.
- (countable, uncountable) The act or power of remembering things.
- (countable, uncountable) Memory; what is retained in the mind.
- (countable, uncountable) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.
- (countable, uncountable) The length of time a patient remains in treatment.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A place of custody or confinement.
- (countable, uncountable) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.
- (countable, uncountable) The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.
Sinònims
falling into arrears
continue to have
financial retention
interception of precipitation
duty period
Traduccions
retención
rétention
ritenzione
Beibehaltung
behoud
retenção Retention
διατήρησηFreqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English retencioun, borrowed from Latin retentiō, retentiōnis, from retentus, the perfect passive participle of retineō (“retain”) (from re- (“back, again”) + teneō (“hold, keep”)).
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