RETAIN
-verb
1. to keep in one's possession
2. to be able to hold or contain
3. (of a person) to be able to remember (information, facts,
etc.) without difficulty
4. to hold in position
5. to keep for one's future use, as by paying a retainer or
nominal charge
6. (law) to engage the services of (a barrister) by payment
of a preliminary fee
7. (in selling races) to buy back a winner that one owns
when it is auctioned after the race
8. (of racehorse trainers) to pay an advance fee to (a
jockey) so as to have prior or exclusive claims upon his services throughout
the season
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