English Dictionary

retention

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

The act of retaining or something retained / The act or power of remembering things / A memory; what is retained in the mind / (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

日本語の意味

保持、保存された状態・行為 / 記憶、記憶力、物事を覚えている能力 / 記憶に何かを残す行為や結果 / （医学）尿や便が不随意に保持される状態

Retention of original receipts is necessary for the audit process.

監査手続きのために、原本の領収書を保管しておく必要があります。

意味（1）

The act of retaining or something retained

No woman's heart / So big, to hold so much; they lack retention.

意味（2）

The act or power of remembering things

意味（3）

A memory; what is retained in the mind

意味（4）

(medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

意味（5）

(medicine) The length of time an individual remains in treatment

意味（6）

(obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.

Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain Full character’d with lasting memory, […] That poor retention could not so much hold, Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score;

意味（7）

(obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.

His life I gave him, and did thereto add / My love without retention or restraint,

意味（8）

(obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.

意味（9）

(law) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.

The right of retention, which bears a near resemblance to compensation, is chiefly competent where the mutual debts, not being liquid, cannot be the ground of compensation

意味（10）

(insurance) The portion of a potential damange that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.

retentions （ plural ）