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Showing words for RETENTION using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Retention

intertone, retention

8 Letter Words for Retention

ettirone, internet, renitent, tenorite, tontiner, trentine

7 Letter Words for Retention

enteron, entoire, intoner, nettier, nonette, nonetti, tenoner, tentier, tention, ternion, tontine, trenton, tritone

6 Letter Words for Retention

enoint, entier, entire, entone, intent, intern, intone, intort, intron, nerine, nerite, netter, nitent, nitter, norite, orient, rennet, renone, retent, retine, retint, rotten, tenent, tenner, tenore, tenter, tentie, tentor, tertio, terton, tiento, tinner, tinnet, tinter, toeier, tonier, tonite, tonner, torten, tortie, triene, triton

5 Letter Words for Retention

enent, enorn, enter, entre, entte, ettin, inert, inner, innet, inone, inter, intro, iortn, irene, irone, neter, niner, niter, niton, nitro, noint, noire, nonet, norie, norit, noter, oenin, ortet, otter, renet, renin, renne, rente, retie, retin, ronin, ronne, ronte, rotte, tenet, tenio, tenne, tenno, tenon, tenor, terne, tetri, titer, toner, tonne, toret, torte, toter, treen, trine, trite, trone

4 Letter Words for Retention

eine, eire, ento, entr, erie, erin, erne, eten, eton, inne, inro, into, intr, iron, iter, neer, neet, nein, nene, neon, nete, neti, nine, nito, noir, none, nore, nori, norn, note, nott, oint, oner, reen, reet, rein, reit, renn, reno, rent, rete, rine, riot, rite, ritt, roin, roit, rone, ront, rote, roti, teen, teer, teet, tene, tent, tern, tete, tien, tier, tine, tint, tire, tite, toit, tone, tonn, tore, tori, torn, tort, tote, tree, tret, trie, trin, trio, trit, tron, trot

3 Letter Words for Retention

een, eer, eir, ene, eon, ere, ern, ert, inn, int, ion, ire, nee, nei, neo, net, nie, nit, nne, non, nor, not, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, ore, ort, ree, rei, rie, rin, rio, rit, roe, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tee, ten, ter, tet, tie, tin, tit, tnt, toe, toi, ton, tor, tot, tri, trt

Definitions for Retention

[1] the act of retaining.
[2] the state of being retained.
[3] the power to retain; capacity for retaining.
[4] the act or power of remembering things; memory.
[5] the act of retaining or state of being retained
[6] the capacity to hold or retain liquid
[7] the capacity to remember
[8] pathol the abnormal holding within the body of urine, faeces, etc, that are normally excreted
[9] commerce a sum of money owed to a contractor but not paid for an agreed period as a safeguard against any faults found in the work carried out
[10] (plural) accounting profits earned by a company but not distributed as dividends; retained earnings

Words related to Retention

withholding, detention, detainment, confinement, holding, reservation, remembrance, recall, recollection, recognition, remembering, memory

Words nearby Retention

rete venosum, retell, retelling, retem, retene, retention, retention cyst, retention jaundice, retention suture, retention vomiting, retentionist

Origin of Retention

1350–1400; Middle English retencion < Latin retentiōn- (stem of retentiō ) a keeping back, equivalent to retent(us ) (past participle of retinēre to retain) + -iōn- -ion

Other words from Retention

non·re·ten·tion , noun
o·ver·re·ten·tion , noun

Word origin for Retention

C14: from Latin retentiō , from retinēre to retain

Synonyms for Retention

confinement, detainment, detention, holding, reservation, withholding