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retainment

retainment

7.9
A payment made in advance to keep a professional available
  • noun
  • /rɪˈteɪnmənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : honorarios
  • The lawyer requires a retainment fee before starting the case.

Examples

  • They paid a monthly retainment to keep the consultant available for advice.

  • Without a retainment, the adviser was not obligated to provide ongoing support.

  • The lawyer requested a retainment before starting any work on the case.

  • Many companies offer a retainment to secure top talent.

  • The company paid a retainment to ensure the expert was available for ongoing consultations.

  • To secure the architect's services for the project, they agreed on a substantial retainment fee.

  • After discussing the terms, she paid the retainment to retain access to the legal consultant's advice.

Synonyms

fee
vsretainment
729 1.0

Money paid for a service or right

is a specific advance payment meant to reserve professional services for time
retainer
vsretainment
  • Specialized
34 6.2

An advance payment to hire a professional like a lawyer

is the same meaning but is an alternate form or spelling
legal fee
vsretainment
32 3.8

Money paid to a lawyer or law firm for help with the law

is a prepayment to secure services for a period, not only lawyers

Antonyms

cancellation
  • Texting
63 1.9

Stopping something planned so it no longer happens

termination
  • Formal
56 4.7

The act of ending something, like a job or contract

How Large

premium
74 4.3
retainment
  • Archaic
7.9
fee
729 1.0
deposit
235 3.3

Surface Forms

retainment singular
retainments plural

Morphology

retainment = retain (opaque) = retain + ment

Although formed from 'retain' + '-ment', the sense 'a fee paid in advance' matches the noun 'retainer' and is not derivable by a B1 learner from the verb + -ment pattern.

Etymology

Retainment comes from the verb retain, built from re- 'back' and a root seen in tenure meaning 'hold'. So a 'retainment' is paying to 'hold' or keep a professional's services available for you.