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retention
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Twelfth Night

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Definition:
to keep or continue to have
The exact meaning of retention depends upon its context. For example:
  • a student's retention -- what a student remembers (holds onto in memory)
  • freshman retention -- the number of freshman who return to the school the next year
  • employee retention -- how successful a firm is at keeping employees over the long term
  • water retention -- the holding of water in the body -- as in "a salt-free diet to reduce water retention"
  • retention bonus -- a cash bonus paid to encourage a good employee to stay with a firm
  • retention basin -- a ponding area -- typically intended to hold stormwater