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Definition of retainer in English: retainernoun rɪˈteɪnərəˈteɪnər 1A thing that holds something in place. 护圈；定位器 吉他弦定位器。 Example sentencesExamples - On the other side of the road, there was a log retainer wall.
- The lens is held in place with a retainer ring instead of a bezel.
- The cartridge may be held in place with a threaded ring or a retainer clip.
- 1.1 An appliance for keeping a loose tooth, an orthodontic prosthesis, or orthodontically aligned teeth in place.
（固定松动牙齿或矫正牙齿用的）固位体 Example sentencesExamples - He looks even better now with that single bang of silver from his retainer, gliding beautifully over pristine white teeth.
- After I hung up with Dan, I changed into sleep clothes as I called them, brushed my teeth, put my retainer on, and snuggled under the three down comforters.
- After the braces are off, your child may have to wear a retainer.
- I rolled out of bed at six and shuffled to the bathroom to brush my teeth, clean and put away my retainers, and wash my face in a pitiful attempt to wake up.
- I just wore a retainer for six months or so and everything was fine.
2A fee paid in advance to someone, especially a barrister, in order to secure their services for use when required. （尤指预付给律师的）聘用定金 he's on a retainer as a consultant Example sentencesExamples - His remuneration included a €7,500 once-off retainer and an attendance fee of €250 per half day commitment, according to the Department of Finance.
- The problem with annual grants or paying annual retainers in stock is that it takes several years for the holdings to become substantial.
- He said that the use of local sales agents on a commission basis with or without a retainer or contribution to overheads is a very normal way to do business in most European countries.
- The King brothers also structured their initial contracts so clients would pay a retainer.
- Brian Bennett, financial recruitment consultant with HRM Recruitment Group, said some banks paid retainers or completion bonuses to get employees to finish a project.
- The annual fee of $2,500 is a bargain when compared to the monthly retainer plus commission required for full representation.
- All I need from you now is details of the bank account you want the retainers paid into.
- This type of business requires having a lawyer on retainer.
- Companies that work on retainers usually get the bulk of their fee before the search is complete.
- Fees may be charged as a percent of assets under management, hourly rates, flat fees, retainers, bundled fees, negotiated fees, single engagements or in a number of other ways.
- Bolger suggests that most people don't have enough legal concerns to keep an attorney on retainer.
- Many finders also charge retainers, and flat fees aren't unheard of.
- A solicitor who accepts a retainer owes a duty of care to his client.
- If I'm going to spend three hours meeting with a client on site or in my office, the retainer must be provided first.
- Usually, this payment was in addition to an annual retainer.
- And on the corporate side, it acts as broker or adviser to more than 100 smaller companies, each of which pays the broker an annual retainer plus fee income on corporate finance deals.
- Similarly in Morton, the controversy involved a dispute over the terms of the solicitor's retainer.
- ‘Then,’ he says, ‘they put us on a retainer, which was about five grand a month, which doesn't really go that far.’
- They've gone about this in two primary ways: paying all or part of directors' annual retainers in company stock and making one-time or annual stock or option grants to directors.
- In addition, annual retainers would be paid half in cash and half in stock.
Synonyms retaining fee, fee, periodic payment, partial payment, deposit, advance, subscription, standing charge - 2.1British A reduced rent paid to retain accommodation during a period of non-occupancy.
〈英〉（在不住期间为保留租房而付的）定金 Example sentencesExamples - Your property owner may want a retainer to reserve your room for you over the summer.
- A retainer is a reduced rent and is paid by students to landlords to ensure that the accommodation is reserved for the new academic session, and that the landlord does not enter into any other contract that could affect the availability of the property.
3A servant, especially one who has worked for a person or family for a long time. （尤指服务多年的）仆人，随从；跟班 faithful family retainers Example sentencesExamples - Second, even those branches of the military households registered in garrisons engaged in a wide variety of economic activities, ranging from small businesses, to acting as personal retainers, to brigandage.
- The effect on the city of Edo was a permanent presence of noblemen and samurai with a huge staff of retainers, attendants and servants.
- The lift-house was manned: a family retainer had taken the place of the liftman.
- Koizumi was born in Shizuoka as the son of a former retainer of the Tokugawa family which had ruled Japan with an iron fist until the last Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigned in 1867.
- In order to force these territorial lords to do military service fiefs were granted from the already existing public domain, and in their turn the great lords granted part of these fiefs to their retainers.
- It is the chief who is the lynchpin of the whole system, employing craft specialists, and redistributing to his retainers and subjects the offerings of crafts and foodstuffs that are periodically paid to him (it is usually a he).
- Cash-poor, he is without the means to repair it, and maintains his household with just one domestic servant, Lao Huang, an old retainer from his late father's time.
- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Bourchier, apparently had charge of the boys for a time, but Richard was later entrusted to the Earl of Warwick, whose lavish household was said to support 20,000 retainers.
- Ostensibly, this hallway's purpose was to allow the guests' personal retainers discreet but easy access to the rooms for which they were responsible.
- He was a prominent figure in Stratford-upon-Avon, with a household of about 40 servants and retainers.
- A silver pipe shows a wedding procession of mice, which is a parody on the procession of armed human retainers escorting a bride-to-be to her future home.
- Originally livery referred to the special clothing of retainers and servants, but later the term became associated with distinctive costumes for grand occasions worn by high-ranking members of the companies.
- The retainers, led by Chamberlain Oishi, resolve to avenge their lord's death and restore honor to his house, biding their time until the opportunity presents itself.
- The realization that others did not love Father as his family and retainers clearly did was a slow one coming to Johnny.
- The Geneat was a retainer, usually mounted, whose services were those befitting a free man - escorting, guarding, running errands, and at harvest time, working in the fields.
- Classical texts suggest that feasts involving a chieftain and his retinue were held in a circle around a central hearth or fireplace, with the alcoholic beverage circulating either in a common cup or being served by retainers.
- You will use it to hire several retainers, three bodyguards, and a housekeeping staff.
- Fuelling him, beneath the image of the loyal retainer, was a fiery ambition.
- There was a single moat surrounding the castle at the base of the mountain, and a drawbridge was continually being let down to let the samurai and retainers ride across to Shintaku.
- She is cared for by a loyal family retainer and rarely leaves the house.
Synonyms attendant, follower, servant, hireling, hanger-on, escort, minion, lackey, flunkey, vassal, dependant, domestic, valet, footman
Rhymesabstainer, arcana, campaigner, Cana, caner, cantilena, complainer, container, detainer, drainer, entertainer, explainer, Gaenor, gainer, Gaynor, grainer, Jena, Lena, maintainer, Marlene, N'Djamena, obtainer, ordainer, planar, planer, profaner, Rayner, scena, seiner, Sinn Feiner, strainer, sustainer, trainer, uniplanar Definition of retainer in US English: retainernounrəˈteɪnərrəˈtānər 1A thing that holds something in place. 护圈；定位器 吉他弦定位器。 Example sentencesExamples - The cartridge may be held in place with a threaded ring or a retainer clip.
- On the other side of the road, there was a log retainer wall.
- The lens is held in place with a retainer ring instead of a bezel.
- 1.1 An appliance for keeping a loose tooth, an orthodontic prosthesis, or orthodontically aligned teeth in place.
（固定松动牙齿或矫正牙齿用的）固位体 Example sentencesExamples - After I hung up with Dan, I changed into sleep clothes as I called them, brushed my teeth, put my retainer on, and snuggled under the three down comforters.
- After the braces are off, your child may have to wear a retainer.
- I rolled out of bed at six and shuffled to the bathroom to brush my teeth, clean and put away my retainers, and wash my face in a pitiful attempt to wake up.
- I just wore a retainer for six months or so and everything was fine.
- He looks even better now with that single bang of silver from his retainer, gliding beautifully over pristine white teeth.
2A fee paid in advance to someone, especially an attorney, in order to secure or keep their services when required. （尤指预付给律师的）聘用定金 Example sentencesExamples - Similarly in Morton, the controversy involved a dispute over the terms of the solicitor's retainer.
- In addition, annual retainers would be paid half in cash and half in stock.
- All I need from you now is details of the bank account you want the retainers paid into.
- The King brothers also structured their initial contracts so clients would pay a retainer.
- He said that the use of local sales agents on a commission basis with or without a retainer or contribution to overheads is a very normal way to do business in most European countries.
- Many finders also charge retainers, and flat fees aren't unheard of.
- ‘Then,’ he says, ‘they put us on a retainer, which was about five grand a month, which doesn't really go that far.’
- This type of business requires having a lawyer on retainer.
- The problem with annual grants or paying annual retainers in stock is that it takes several years for the holdings to become substantial.
- Usually, this payment was in addition to an annual retainer.
- The annual fee of $2,500 is a bargain when compared to the monthly retainer plus commission required for full representation.
- Bolger suggests that most people don't have enough legal concerns to keep an attorney on retainer.
- His remuneration included a €7,500 once-off retainer and an attendance fee of €250 per half day commitment, according to the Department of Finance.
- And on the corporate side, it acts as broker or adviser to more than 100 smaller companies, each of which pays the broker an annual retainer plus fee income on corporate finance deals.
- Fees may be charged as a percent of assets under management, hourly rates, flat fees, retainers, bundled fees, negotiated fees, single engagements or in a number of other ways.
- Companies that work on retainers usually get the bulk of their fee before the search is complete.
- They've gone about this in two primary ways: paying all or part of directors' annual retainers in company stock and making one-time or annual stock or option grants to directors.
- If I'm going to spend three hours meeting with a client on site or in my office, the retainer must be provided first.
- Brian Bennett, financial recruitment consultant with HRM Recruitment Group, said some banks paid retainers or completion bonuses to get employees to finish a project.
- A solicitor who accepts a retainer owes a duty of care to his client.
Synonyms retaining fee, fee, periodic payment, partial payment, deposit, advance, subscription, standing charge 3A servant or follower of a noble or wealthy person, especially one that has worked for a person or family for a long time. （尤指服务多年的）仆人，随从；跟班 Example sentencesExamples - He was a prominent figure in Stratford-upon-Avon, with a household of about 40 servants and retainers.
- The effect on the city of Edo was a permanent presence of noblemen and samurai with a huge staff of retainers, attendants and servants.
- In order to force these territorial lords to do military service fiefs were granted from the already existing public domain, and in their turn the great lords granted part of these fiefs to their retainers.
- The Geneat was a retainer, usually mounted, whose services were those befitting a free man - escorting, guarding, running errands, and at harvest time, working in the fields.
- Classical texts suggest that feasts involving a chieftain and his retinue were held in a circle around a central hearth or fireplace, with the alcoholic beverage circulating either in a common cup or being served by retainers.
- Second, even those branches of the military households registered in garrisons engaged in a wide variety of economic activities, ranging from small businesses, to acting as personal retainers, to brigandage.
- Fuelling him, beneath the image of the loyal retainer, was a fiery ambition.
- There was a single moat surrounding the castle at the base of the mountain, and a drawbridge was continually being let down to let the samurai and retainers ride across to Shintaku.
- The lift-house was manned: a family retainer had taken the place of the liftman.
- It is the chief who is the lynchpin of the whole system, employing craft specialists, and redistributing to his retainers and subjects the offerings of crafts and foodstuffs that are periodically paid to him (it is usually a he).
- The realization that others did not love Father as his family and retainers clearly did was a slow one coming to Johnny.
- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Bourchier, apparently had charge of the boys for a time, but Richard was later entrusted to the Earl of Warwick, whose lavish household was said to support 20,000 retainers.
- Cash-poor, he is without the means to repair it, and maintains his household with just one domestic servant, Lao Huang, an old retainer from his late father's time.
- Originally livery referred to the special clothing of retainers and servants, but later the term became associated with distinctive costumes for grand occasions worn by high-ranking members of the companies.
- A silver pipe shows a wedding procession of mice, which is a parody on the procession of armed human retainers escorting a bride-to-be to her future home.
- Koizumi was born in Shizuoka as the son of a former retainer of the Tokugawa family which had ruled Japan with an iron fist until the last Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigned in 1867.
- The retainers, led by Chamberlain Oishi, resolve to avenge their lord's death and restore honor to his house, biding their time until the opportunity presents itself.
- You will use it to hire several retainers, three bodyguards, and a housekeeping staff.
- She is cared for by a loyal family retainer and rarely leaves the house.
- Ostensibly, this hallway's purpose was to allow the guests' personal retainers discreet but easy access to the rooms for which they were responsible.
Synonyms attendant, follower, servant, hireling, hanger-on, escort, minion, lackey, flunkey, vassal, dependant, domestic, valet, footman
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