retention

🇺🇸 /rɪˈtenʃn/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈtenʃn/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
noun
R

keeping something instead of losing it

Good employee retention helps companies keep their best workers.

R

keeping liquid or heat inside something

Water retention can make you feel swollen after eating salty food.

R

remembering things

Memory retention is better when you study in short sessions.

translation

n. keeping something instead of losing it; keeping liquid or heat inside something; remembering things

Word Forms

Plural retentions