Retainment vs. Retention
Difference Between Retainment and Retention
Retainmentverb
To keep possession of; continue to have
The family sold the house but retained the land.Retentionnoun
The act of retaining or the condition of being retained
the retention of nutrients in the soil.the retention of jobs in the city.Retainmentverb
To keep in a particular place or condition
a library that retains the author's papers.plants that retain a lot of water.Retentionnoun
The practice of requiring a student to repeat a class or a year of school because of insufficient educational progress to advance.
Retainmentverb
To continue to have as a feature or aspect
retains his good humor after all the setbacks.Retentionnoun
The ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.
Retainmentverb
To keep in mind; remember
retains the songs she learned in childhood.Retentionnoun
The inability of a person or animal to eliminate a bodily waste.
Retainmentverb
To require (a student) to repeat a class or grade because of insufficient educational progress to advance.
Retentionnoun
The act of retaining or something retained
Retainmentverb
To keep in one's service or pay
retain employees on a workforce.Retentionnoun
The act or power of remembering things
Retainmentverb
To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee.
Retentionnoun
A memory; what is retained in the mind
Retainmentverb
To hire a person for (that person's services)
retained the best legal advice available.Retentionnoun
(medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
Retainmentnoun
retention
Retentionnoun
(medicine) The length of time an individual remains in treatment
Retentionnoun
(obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
Retentionnoun
(obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
Retentionnoun
(obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.
Retentionnoun
(legal) 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.
Retentionnoun
the act of keeping in your possession
Retentionnoun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience;
he had a good memory when he was youngerRetentionnoun
the power of retaining liquid;
moisture retentivity of soil
