retention

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• /ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/
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• CMU ARPABET: R IY0 T EH1 N SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English retencioun, borrowed from Latin retentiō, retentiōnis, from retentus, the perfect passive participle of retineō (“retain”) (from re- (“back, again”) + teneō (“hold, keep”)).

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: задържане (zadǎržane) — the act of retaining or something retained
• Chinese Mandarin: 留用 — the act of retaining or something retained
• Danish: fastholdelse — the act of retaining or something retained
• Dutch: vasthouding — the act of retaining or something retained
• Dutch: retentie — the act of retaining or something retained
• Estonian: säilitamine — the act of retaining or something retained
• Finnish: säilyttäminen — the act of retaining or something retained
• French: rétention — the act of retaining or something retained
• German: Zurückhaltung — the act of retaining or something retained
• Irish: coinneáil — the act of retaining or something retained
• Italian: conservazione — the act of retaining or something retained
• Romanian: reținere — the act of retaining or something retained
• Romanian: retenție — the act of retaining or something retained
• Russian: удержа́ние (uderžánije) — the act of retaining or something retained
• Russian: удержива́ние (uderživánije) — the act of retaining or something retained
• Russian: сохране́ние (soxranénije) — the act of retaining or something retained
• Spanish: retención — the act of retaining or something retained
• Ukrainian: утримання (utrymannja) — the act of retaining or something retained
• Ukrainian: зберігання (zberihannja) — the act of retaining or something retained
• Arabic: حِفْظ (ḥifẓ) — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Bulgarian: запомняне (zapomnjane) — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Danish: erindring — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Dutch: geheugen — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Dutch: herinneringsvermogen — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Dutch: memorie — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Dutch: retentievermogen — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Finnish: muistaminen — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• German: Erinnerung — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• German: Behalten — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Romanian: memorare — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Romanian: reținere (în memorie) — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Russian: сохране́ние в па́мяти (soxranénije v pámjati) — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Spanish: retentiva — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Ukrainian: зберігання в пам’яті (zberihannja v pamʺjati) — the act or power of remembering things; memory
• Arabic: ذَاكِرَة (ḏākira) — a memory
• Bulgarian: памет (pamet) — a memory
• Danish: erindring — a memory
• Danish: minde — a memory
• Dutch: herinnering — a memory
• Dutch: memorie — a memory
• Finnish: muisto — a memory
• German: Erinnerung — a memory
• Polish: pamięć — a memory
• Romanian: memorie — a memory
• Romanian: amintire — a memory
• Russian: па́мять (pámjatʹ) — a memory
• Spanish: recuerdo — a memory
• Arabic: أُسْر (ʔusr) — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Bulgarian: задържане (zadǎržane) — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Dutch: retentie — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Finnish: ummetus — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Finnish: umpi — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• French: rétention — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• German: Verhalt — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Indonesian: retensi — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Italian: ritenzione — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Malay: penahanan — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Russian: задержа́ние (zaderžánije) — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Russian: удержа́ние (uderžánije) — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Spanish: retención — the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
• Finnish: pidätysoikeus — right to withhold a debt
• Finnish: pidätysoikeus — right to retain property until a debt is paid
• French: droit de rétention — right to retain property until a debt is paid
• Danish: selvrisiko — portion of any potiential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy
• Finnish: omavastuu — portion of any potiential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy