Look up: retention

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   Retention
   This relates to monies withheld by lenders until certain mortgage conditions are met. This will normally relate to repairs or improvements to the property that the lender is insisting on.
   Found on http://www.moneynet.co.uk/glossary/
   
   
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   retention
   The amount of risk kept by an insurance company in its own books, in comparison with insurance risks ceded to a reinsurance company. Retention ratios can be calculated on premiums and on reserves, and express the proportion of premiums (reserves) the cedent keeps in its own books, typically calculated as net premiums (reserves)/gross premiums (reserves). The lower the retention ratio, the higher the reliance on reinsurance.
   Found on http://www.prudential.co.uk/prudential-p
   
   
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   retention
   [n] - the act of keeping in your possession
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Retention
   This relates to monies withheld by lenders until certain mortgage conditions are met. This will normally relate to repairs or improvements to the property that the lender is insisting on.
   Found on http://www.mortgage-terms.co.uk/mortgage
   
   
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   Retention
   Where a lender holds back part or all of the mortgage funds until certain conditions of the mortgage offer are met.
   Found on http://www.ukifas.co.uk/glossary.shtml
   
   
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   Retention
   (PROJECT GLOSSARY) Money held back by the buyer as a provision against defects appearing after the goods have been accepted but before the warranty period has expired.
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   Retention
   until faults revealed by a survey have been corrected this is the sum of money that is withheld by the building society. The normal procedure is for the surveyor to re-inspect the property and if they are satisfied that the necessary work has been completed in a satisfactory manner.
   Found on http://www.consorthomes.co.uk/consort_gl
   
   
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   Retention
   Money held back by the client until the end of the defects liability period.
   Found on http://www.officeiq.co.uk/glossary.asp
   
   
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   retention
   proportion of a component present in the original mixture which remains in the mixture at some stage of the process or in the final product Category: Various industries and crafts • that part of the precipitation falling on a drainage area which does not escape as surface stream flow,during a given period.It is the difference between total precipitation and total runoff during the peri...
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    Retention
    Re·ten'tion noun [ Latin retentio : confer French rétention . See Retain .] 1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. 2. The power of retaining; retentiveness. « No woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention .» Shak. 3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a ............ of preserving im ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/66
    
    
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    retention
    1. The persistent keeping within the body of matters normally excreted. ... 2. In cavity preparation, the prevention of displacement of a restoration. ... 3. <dentistry> The period during which the patient is wearing an appliance to maintain and stabilise the teeth in the position into which they were moved. ... 4. <psychology> The persist ...
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    retention
    keeping 2 holding noun the act of retaining something
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    Retention
    `Retention` can have the following meanings: #Instance retaining (e.g. water in the ground; see retention pond or retention basin) #In learning: the ability to retain facts and figures in memory (spaced repetition) #In schools, keeping a student in the same grade for another year (that is, not promoting the student to the next higher grade with his/her classmates) (see Grade retention and Social promotion) #In marketing & sales terminology : Sal...
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    retention
    (re-ten´shәn) the process of holding back or keeping in a position. persistence in the body of material normally excreted, such as from the bowel or bladder. urinary retention , retention of urine accumulation of urine within the bladder because of ina...
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    Retention
    • (n.) The power of retaining; retentiveness. • (n.) The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. • (n.) Place of custody or confinement. • (n.) That which contains something, as a tablet; a //// of preserving impressions. • (n.) The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined. • (n.) The right of withholding a debt,...
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    retention
    (L. retentio, from retentare to hold firmly back) 1. the persistent keeping within the body of matters normally excreted. 2. in cavity preparation, the prevention of displacement of a restoration. 3. in orthodontic therapy, the period during which the patient is wearing an appliance(s) to maintain and stabilize the teeth in the position into whic...
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    Retention
    The number of units allocated to an underwriting syndicate member less the units held back by the syndicate manager for facilitating institutional sales and for allocation to nonmember firms. In the context of construction contracts, an amount retained from construction contract payments (5-15% of the contract price) to ensure the contractor comple...
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    retention
    
    1. the act of keeping in your possession
    2. the power of retaining and recalling past experience
    3. the power of retaining liquid
    
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    Retention
    Communication with existing customers, based on customer behaviour, directly aimed at building long term loyalty.
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    retention
    the permanent or transient presence of radioactive materials in the body following intake and after these materials have been metabolized
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/