retainer

  • 21retainer — /rɪ teɪnə/ noun money paid in advance to someone so that they will work for you, and not for someone else ● We pay them a retainer of £1,000 …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 22retainer — n. 1 a person or thing that retains. 2 Law a fee for retaining a barrister etc. 3 a hist. a dependant or follower of a person of rank. b joc. an old and faithful friend or servant ({{}}esp. old retainer). 4 Brit. a reduced rent paid to retain… …

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  • 23retainer of counsel — index client Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24Retainer (orthodontics) — Top (left) and bottom (right) Hawley retainers Vacuum form retainer in the foreground …

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  • 25Retainer (orthodontic device) — Orthodontic retainers are custom made devices, made usually of wires or clear plastic, that hold teeth in position after surgery or any method of closing spaces between teeth. They are most often used before or after dental braces to hold teeth… …

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  • 26Retainer agreement — A retainer agreement is work for hire contract intermediate between simple contracting and direct employment but essentially still contracting. One element that distinguishes it from any other service contract is that a primary consideration… …

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  • 27retainer pin —   n.    1. a component seated on a spring, in the end of a plug, that interacts with a retainer cap to keep it in place.    2. Any non threaded rod that maintains the relationship of two or more different parts …

    Locksmith dictionary

  • 28retainer ring — tvirtinimo žiedas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. check ring; closing ring; lock ring; retainer ring vok. Feststelering, m; Haltering, m; Sicherungsring, m; Sperring, m rus. стопорное кольцо, n pranc. bague d arrêt, f; bague de… …

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  • 29retainer pin — See pad retainer pin …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 30retainer — I. noun Date: 1540 1. a. a person attached or owing service to a household; especially servant b. employee 2. one that retains 3. a device or structure that holds something in place: as a. the part of a dental replacement (as a bridge) by which… …

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