retained

Thân thiện

The lawyer retained the original copy of the contract.

Definition

Adjective 1. Kept, held, or continued in one's possession, use, or memory: Describes something that is not lost, given away, or forgotten, but rather maintained or preserved over time.

Usage

The adjective "retained" is used to describe a state of continued possession, employment, or remembrance. It often implies a deliberate or ongoing act of keeping something. * It is commonly used in legal, professional, and formal contexts (e.g., retained counsel, retained earnings). * It can describe abstract concepts like knowledge, memories, or characteristics.

Examples

• Legal/Professional: (His services were kept or continued.)
• Memory: (The memory is preserved in her mind.)
• Physical Possession/State: (The document was kept and not discarded.)
• Characteristic: (He kept or maintained his accent.)

Advanced Usage

• "Retained earnings" (Finance): Profits that a company keeps to reinvest in the business, rather than distributing as dividends.
  • The firm's strong retained earnings allowed for expansion without seeking new loans.
• "Retained counsel" (Law): A lawyer or law firm specifically hired and kept on an ongoing basis by a client.
  • The individual retained counsel to handle the complex litigation.

Variants and Related Words

• Retain (verb): To keep or continue to have something; to keep in one's memory.
  • He struggled to retain the information.
• Retention (noun): The act of retaining or the state of being retained.
  • The retention of key staff is a priority.
• Retentive (adjective): Having the ability to retain or remember, especially applied to memory.
  • She has a retentive memory for details.

Synonyms

• Kept
• Maintained
• Preserved
• Held
• Sustained
• Reserved

Antonyms

• Released
• Relinquished
• Lost
• Surrendered
• Forgotten

Học thuật

Adjective

1. continued in your keeping or use or memory
   • in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered

Từ đồng nghĩa

• maintained