Synonyms of retention

retention

noun

as in maintenance

the act of keeping something or someone

The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent.

Related Words

• maintenance
• retaining
• ownership
• support
• control
• care
• holding
• procurement
• custody
• enjoyment
• hands
• possession
• conservation
• keeping
• safekeeping
• power
• mastery
• claiming
• proprietorship
• repossession
• confiscation
• dominion
• authority
• command
• collaring
• commandeering

Dissimilar Words

• relinquishment
• dispossession
• surrendering
• transferal
• nonpossession

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retention

These rejections include supplemental health benefits, a night shift differential, geographic pay differential, a recruitment and retention proposal, seniority differential and overtime meal benefits, according to the complaint. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Familial ties like these are central to the fire service community and culture, along with recruitment and retention. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Originally, the default retention period for license plate camera data was 30 days, but that was shortened to 7 — however, existing contracts’ agreed upon retention times will still remain. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Yet since 2020, having churned through four sporting director-type figures, Liverpool’s record on transfers and player retention has been patchy at best. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026