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Noun(1) (2) a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone(3) a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)(4) a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment

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(1) If I'm going to spend three hours meeting with a client on site or in my office, the retainer must be provided first.(2) Cash-poor, he is without the means to repair it, and maintains his household with just one domestic servant, Lao Huang, an old retainer from his late father's time.(3) a guitar string retainer(4) This type of business requires having a lawyer on retainer .(5) After the braces are off, your child may have to wear a retainer .(6) The cartridge may be held in place with a threaded ring or a retainer clip.(7) His remuneration included a u20ac7,500 once-off retainer and an attendance fee of u20ac250 per half day commitment, according to the Department of Finance.(8) The lens is held in place with a retainer ring instead of a bezel.(9) u2018Then,u2019 he says, u2018they put us on a retainer , which was about five grand a month, which doesn't really go that far.u2019(10) Fuelling him, beneath the image of the loyal retainer , was a fiery ambition.(11) The lift-house was manned: a family retainer had taken the place of the liftman.(12) He said that the use of local sales agents on a commission basis with or without a retainer or contribution to overheads is a very normal way to do business in most European countries.(13) Usually, this payment was in addition to an annual retainer .(14) Similarly in Morton, the controversy involved a dispute over the terms of the solicitor's retainer .(15) A solicitor who accepts a retainer owes a duty of care to his client.(16) a guitar string retainer
Synonyms
Noun
1. retaining fee
2. servant
3. consideration


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

if she found out
I broke my retainer.

if she found out I broke my RETAINER.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 20


Did I tell you about the night my retainer
floated out of my mouth into the airlock?

Did I tell you about the night my RETAINER floated out of my mouth into the airlock?

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 5


We have some lovely boys
on retainer, but...

We have some lovely boys on RETAINER, but...

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 6


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