retain
verb
[ rɪˈteɪn ]
• continue to have (something); keep possession of.
• "built in 1830, the house retains many of its original features"
Similar:
keep,
keep possession of,
keep hold of,
hold on to,
hold fast to,
keep back,
hang on to,
cling to,
cleave to,
maintain,
continue,
preserve,
reserve,
conserve,
perpetuate,
cherish,
• absorb and continue to hold (a substance).
• "limestone is known to retain water"
• keep (something) in place; hold fixed.
• "the successful design of a cartridge belt requires that the cartridges in it be properly located and retained in that position"
• keep (someone) engaged in one's service.
• "he has been retained as a freelance"
Similar:
employ,
commission,
contract,
pay,
keep on the payroll,
have in employment,
hire,
engage,
appoint,
recruit,
put on the payroll,
secure the services of,
sign on,
sign up,
take on,
take into one's employ,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French retenir, from Latin retinere, from re- ‘back’ + tenere ‘hold’.
