Usually means: Hold back; keep in possession.
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  1. retent: Merriam-Webster
  2. retent: Wordnik
  3. retent: Wiktionary
  4. Retent: Dictionary.com
  5. Retent: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. retent: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Retent: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. retent: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  9. retent: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Retent: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  That which is retained.

Similar:
retainer, retention, reservation, retainment, hold, retainage, reserve, retained income, residuary, rest, residue and remainder, more...

Opposite:
release, let go, relinquish, surrender

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Similar:
retainer, retention, reservation, retainment, hold, retainage, reserve, retained income, residuary, rest, residue and remainder, more...

Opposite:
release, let go, relinquish, surrender



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