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A payment in advance to cover services expected to be performed.
Frequently used by attorneys and consultants.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A contract between attorney and client specifying the nature of the services to be rendered and the cost of the services.

Retainer also denotes the fee that the client pays when employing an attorney to act on her behalf. When a client retains an attorney to act for her, the client thereby prevents the attorney from acting for an adversary.

A right to retainer refers to the authority by which the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased person reserves out of the assets an amount sufficient to pay any debt due to him from the deceased in priority to the other creditors whose debts are of equal degree.

See: executors and administrators.

A regular periodic payment made to a veterinarian in order to ensure that his/her services will be available if a particular need arises.

n

(retaining appliance), 1. The part of a dental prosthesis that unites the abutment tooth with the suspended portion of the bridge. It may be an inlay, partial crown, or complete crown. n 2. an appliance for maintaining the positions of the teeth and jaws gained by orthodontic procedures. n 3. the portion of a fixed prosthesis attaching a pontic(s) to the abutment teeth (for example, inlay, three-quarter crown). n 4. a form of clasp, attachment, or device used for the fixation or stabilization of a prosthetic appliance. n 5. any orthodontic appliance, fixed or removable, used to maintain teeth in corrected positions during the period of functional adaptation following corrective treatment.

For a list of words related to retainer, see:

• Tools and Equipment - retainer: dental instrument used to correct minor malocclusion or maintain alignment of teeth
• Customs, Formalities, and Practices - retainer: advance fee paid on hiring lawyer’s services
• Corporations and Business Practices - retainer: fee paid to lawyer or other professional adviser as advance on services
• Employers, Employees, and Business People - retainer: person serving another

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See words rhyming with "retainer."

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - holder, stift, låse-

2.
n. - forskudshonorar

Nederlands (Dutch)
beugeltje, beschikking over de diensten van bijvoorbeeld een advocaat

Français (French)
1.
n. - personne qui détient (qch), domestique (arch), serviteur, (Dent) appareil dentaire

2.
n. - avance, provision (pour un avocat)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Laufrille, HaltebÜgel

2.
n. - Honorarvorschuß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναστολέας, χαλινός, προκαταβολή ή αμοιβή δικηγόρου

Italiano (Italian)
dipendente, gabbia di cuscinetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - retentor (m)

Русский (Russian)
аванс, предварительный гонорар, слуга

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - dispositivo de retención

2.
n. - contrato con un abogado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ngt el ngn som håller kvar ngt, trotjänare, engagemangsarvode

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 保留者, 护圈, 保持者, 定位器

2. 保留, 雇, 聘, 保留授权, 聘用定金

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 保留者, 護圈, 保持者, 定位器

2.
n. - 保留, 雇, 聘, 保留授權, 聘用定金

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 죽받이 통, 신하, 종자

2.
n. - 변호 약속, 소송의뢰[서], 변호사 의뢰료

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 保持者, 召使, 雇っておくこと, 弁護士依頼料

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المحتجز, مقدم أتعاب المحامي, خادم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משרת, שומר, נושא-כלים‬
n. - ‮שכירת יועץ או עורך-דין, שכר-טרחה‬

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