Portuguese Meaning of retainer

retainer

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Definitions and Meaning of retainer in English

Wordnet

retainer (n)

a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment

Webster

retainer (n.)

One who, or that which, retains.

One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.

Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.

The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause.

The act of withholding what one has in his hands by virtue of some right.

A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; -- called also retaining fee.

The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence.

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retainer

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