- the act of retaining.
- the state of being retained.
- the power to retain; capacity for retaining.
- the act or power of remembering things; memory.
- the act of retaining or state of being retained
- the capacity to hold or retain liquid
- the capacity to remember
- the abnormal holding within the body of urine, faeces, etc, that are normally excreted
- 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
- profits earned by a company but not distributed as dividends; retained earnings
