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retainer

noun

/rɪˈteɪnər/

Meaning

a fee paid in advance to secure someone's services, or a device that holds something in place

The lawyer asked for a retainer before taking the case.

advance, deposit, reservation, device, holder

balance, final payment

legal retainer, pay a retainer, orthodontic retainer, monthly retainer

the quality of being legally or officially acceptable; the quality of being logically or factually s...

A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

A gradual reduction and eventual elimination of something.

the action or faculty of remembering something

The action or process of deciding the relative importance or urgency of things.

An evil spirit or supernatural being often regarded as the embodiment of wickedness and harm.