retention meaning

the continued use, existence, or possession of something or someone: Two influential senators have argued for the retention of the unpopular tax.

1. a : the act of retaining : the state of being retained b : abnormal retaining of a fluid or secretion in a body cavity 2. a : power of retaining : ...

You can use retention to mean the ability to keep or hold. If you have extraordinary powers of retention, you remember everything you hear or learn.

retention {substantiv} · volume_up. fasthållande · bevarande · bibehållande · retention · självbehåll. volume_up. retentive {adj.} SV. volume_up. fast.

[uncountable] (formal) ​the action of keeping something rather than losing it or stopping it. The company needs to improve its training and retention of staff.

1. the act of retaining or state of being retained 2. the capacity to hold or retain liquid 3. the capacity to remember 4. pathology the abnormal holding ...

(medicine) The length of time a patient remains in treatment. (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.

Retention, whether it is about customer retention or employee retention, refers to retaining, possessing, or continuing to work with a certain customer.

noun · the act of retaining. · the state of being retained. · the power to retain; capacity for retaining. · the act or power of remembering things; memory.