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retainings

retainings is the plural of retaining.

Meaning of retaining

Noun

retaining (plural retainings)

  1. The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
    • All retainings by indenture before that date were declared null and void 'other than to be the household servant or officer or of his [the lord's] council for lawful service done or to be done'.1989, John Malcolm William Bean, From Lord to Patron: Lordship in Late Medieval England, page 212

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Questions about retainings

What is retainings the plural of?
Retainings is the plural of retaining.

Words near retainings in the dictionary

  1. retaining and explaining
  2. retaining valve
  3. retaining valves
  4. retaining wall
  5. retaining walls
  6. retainings
  7. retainment
  8. retainments
  9. retains
  10. retains and explains
  11. retakable

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