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What is the adjective for retentions?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb retain which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

retentive
  1. Having power to retain
  2. (apocope) anal-retentive
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The retentive strength of the adhesive ensured that the two pieces stayed together firmly.”
retentional
  1. Of or pertaining to retention
  2. retaining
retaining
  1. Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The retaining wall was built with strong materials to withstand the pressure of the soil.”
      “The new storage containers have a retaining lid that keeps the food fresh for longer.”
retainable
  1. Capable of being retained.
  2. Examples:
    1. “But to Trevor, it was probably just a story that was lost, something retainable, and he wouldn't miss it in the meantime.”
      “Kent went with her obediently, but not without wondering why she had sent for him, of all the retainable lawyers in the capital.”
      “The fuel for P2P networks is the desire for retainable information and as more information is retained by more people then this fuel will necessarily drop in quantity.”
retained
  1. simple past tense and past participle of retain
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In each case, the retained goods are being charged for services that have not been performed upon them.”
      “They clearly had more experience and were more highly regarded than retained employees.”
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