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Meaning of "retentions" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETENTIONS

retentions  [rɪˈtenʃənz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETENTIONS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retentions is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETENTIONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retentions in the English dictionary

The definition of retentions in the dictionary is profits earned by a company but not distributed as dividends; retained earnings.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETENTIONS


admissions
ædˈmɪʃənz
attentions
əˈtenʃənz
combinations
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃənz
communications
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
conditions
kənˈdɪʃənz
congratulations
kənˌɡrætjʊˈleɪʃənz
connections
kəˈnɛkʃənz
directions
dɪˈrɛkʃənz
foundations
faʊnˈdeɪʃənz
instructions
ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz
intentions
ɪnˈtɛnʃənz
limitations
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz
mansions
ˈmænʃənz
reflections
rɪˈflekʃənz
relations
rɪˈleɪʃənz
representations
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənz
responsions
rɪˈspɒnʃənz
sessions
ˈsɛʃənz
telecommunications
ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
transactions
trænˈzækʃənz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETENTIONS

rete
reteach
reteam
retear
retell
reteller
retelling
retem
retemper
retene
retention
retentionist
retentive
retentively
retentiveness
retentivity
retest
retestify
retexture
rethink

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETENTIONS

accommodations
affections
alterations
community relations
community-relations
frequently asked questions
go through the motions
international relations
law of nations
millions
munitions
National Insurance contributions
notions
preparations
proportions
public relations
ramifications
Revelations
solicitations
United Nations
vibrations

Synonyms and antonyms of retentions in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retentions» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETENTIONS

Find out the translation of retentions to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retentions from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retentions» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保留期限
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retenciones
570 millions of speakers

English

retentions
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

retentions
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محتجزات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ретенции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retenções
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্ররোচনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétentions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retensi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstbehalte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

保定
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유지율
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retentions
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Retentions
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retentions
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Retentions
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kestiği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ritenzioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potrącenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ретенції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rețineri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρακρατήσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retensies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hållna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retentions
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retentions

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETENTIONS»

The term «retentions» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETENTIONS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retentions» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «retentions» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retentions

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETENTIONS»

Discover the use of retentions in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retentions and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Construction Law Handbook
Retentions Retentions are commonly used in construction contracts and sometimes appear in engineer's bespoke appointments. In recent years the use of retentions in construction contracts has received a great deal of adverse comment.
Vivian Ramsey, Thomas Telford Limited, 2007
2
Environmental economic research as a tool in the protection ...
(2006) used retentions for the 22 drainage basins, and they were not distributed between soil, groundwater and surface water (cf. the description of retentions in Schou et al. 2006). As a sensitivity analysis of the effects of different retentions, ...
Kari Hyytiäinen, Kerstin Blyh, Berit Hasler, 2014
3
The New Husserl: A Critical Reader
The interrelation of protention and retention can manifest itself in two essential ways so far: retentions "contain" protentions, first, in the limited sense that they " contain" protentions directed from one "moment" or "phase" to the next "moment,"  ...
Donn Welton, 2003
4
Intersubjectivity and Transcendental Idealism
This, however, requires that the increase of our sense of expiration for each of these contents— as represented by the downward movement of their retentions — must always be a constant function of the advance of time. What precisely is this ...
James R. Mensch, 1988
5
Construction Accounting Deskbook, 2005
Retentions on complete contracts should be included with this amount when they become due from the owner. In the construction industry, a progress billing made in accordance with the terms of a contract is normally subject to a retention by ...
Louis P Miramontes, L Rice Hugh, 2004
6
Curating the European University
function of the psychological secondary retentions of an individual, but by inscribing them in the collective secondary retentions that symbolize and support the tertiary retentions (Stiegler, 2010). Tertiary retentions are the material and spatial ...
Maarten Simons, 2011
7
Construction Matters: Ninth Report of Session 2007-08, Vol. ...
(m) A Trade & Industry Committee published a report into the practice of retentions in 2002 and stated: "Given the doubtful benefits and the clear disadvantages of retentions, it would obviously be in everyone's interest for such an inefficient ...
‎2008
8
Taking Care of Youth and the Generations
hypomn-emata (Greek for attention-capture psychotechnolo- gies), can appear, which, as tertiary retentions, form the material basis of psychotechnics. Thus, materially and spatially projected onto psychotechnical sup- ports—rendered ...
Bernard Stiegler, 2010
9
Africanisms in American Culture
African. Religious. Retentions. in. Florida. Robert. L. Hall. Knotty issues in African American culture and religion are raised by an examination of the religious experiences of blacks living in Florida from the founding of St. Augustine in 1565  ...
Joseph E. Holloway, 2005
10
African American Religious Thought: An Anthology
Two conflicting answers have been proposed: one is that African retentions in the United States were negligible because the African was almost totally stripped of his culture by the process of enslavement, and the other, that the slave system ...
Cornel West, Eddie S. Glaude, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETENTIONS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retentions is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bond Dickinson grows revenues beyond £100m thanks to panel …
Law firm Bond Dickinson has grown revenue beyond £100m thanks to a number of high profile panel wins and retentions. The top 40 UK firm saw revenues of ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
2
Time for Change campaign relaunched to fight unfair practice of …
In the past year New Zealand and the Australian state of New South Wales have legislated to protect cash retentions from upstream insolvencies. «H&V News, May 15»
3
What did Florida senators do about third grade retentions?
Reports quickly emerged that the state where likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush launched third-grade retentions based on reading test performance was ... «Tampabay.com, Mar 15»
4
Florida senator would temporarily halt test-based third-grade …
His objective: To end third-grade retentions, graduation decisions and school grades based on state standardized test scores until the tests are more thoroughly ... «Tampabay.com, Mar 15»
5
VETERANS' CORNER: History of health record retentions
The VA's past and current requirements for health record retention and destruction are described below. The retention and destruction requirements pertain to all ... «Indiana Gazette, Feb 15»
6
TEG Group enters administration amid £2.8m retentions row
It had suspended trading its shares on 28 October, which it said was in part due to Costain withholding £2.8m of retentions under the Greater Manchester Waste ... «H&V News, Jan 15»
7
What You Need to Know About Retentions
The thing most often missed is the basis upon which the total retention figure ... The opposite has also been true; a contract with retentions, but none held at all! «Sourceable, Dec 14»
8
Costain subbie enters administration amid retentions row
Lancashire-based green waste specialist TEG Group has entered administration amid a £2.8m retentions row with Costain. «Construction News, Dec 14»
9
Subcontractors write off £200m in late payments and retentions
Over £200m of late payments and retentions were written off as bad debts by subcontractors over the past year, a survey by the National Specialist Contractors ... «Building.co.uk, Nov 14»
10
Retentions row with Costain prompts subcontractor sell-off
Waste specialist TEG is looking to sell its operating arm after failing to resolve a retention dispute with main contractor Costain. Last month TEG suspended ... «Building.co.uk, Nov 14»

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