as in maintenance
the act of keeping something or someone
The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent.
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Recent Examples of retention
The Covid-19 pandemic supercharged this casual revolution, with companies relaxing dress policies under the guise of boosting employee morale and staff retention rates.
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Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 3 Apr. 2025
Use engagement surveys, retention metrics and qualitative feedback to gauge cultural integration in real time.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
That drew pushback from several fellow mayoral candidates, who have called for beefing up the ranks of the NYPD, which is seeing its lowest head count in decades amid high retirement rates, low retention figures and spikes in some crime categories as compared with the pre-COVID-19 era.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article Shipbuilder Electric Boat in Groton is proving again to be the exception as the U.S. Navy faces another hurdle in its massive effort to rapidly rebuild the U.S. nuclear submarine fleet: workforce retention.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 3 Apr. 2025
Use engagement surveys, retention metrics and qualitative feedback to gauge cultural integration in real time.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
That drew pushback from several fellow mayoral candidates, who have called for beefing up the ranks of the NYPD, which is seeing its lowest head count in decades amid high retirement rates, low retention figures and spikes in some crime categories as compared with the pre-COVID-19 era.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article Shipbuilder Electric Boat in Groton is proving again to be the exception as the U.S. Navy faces another hurdle in its massive effort to rapidly rebuild the U.S. nuclear submarine fleet: workforce retention.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retention
Noun
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That afternoon, three of Fukushima’s six reactors were up and running; the other three were down for maintenance.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Now maintained by Cook County, Tinley Park will take over jurisdiction of the streets and responsibility for future maintenance once the project is completed.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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As of last May, filings with the state of Texas indicated that 78% of CFP Administration LLC’s ownership was held in equal 15.6% shares by the Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Camera crews have followed the team, which was last in the English Premier League in 2011, coaching staff and ownership all season.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Comedian and car aficionado Jay Leno drove state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, in a 1976 Pontiac Trans-Am past the state Capitol on Tuesday, rallying support for legislation that would ease restrictions on classic cars.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Launched in collaboration with BFD Productions, the initiative connects independent filmmakers with development, financing, and production support to greenlit indie films.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2025
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Only in the past handful of years have Democrats gained control of the majority after decades of Republican control.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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As a protégé of Harry Anslinger, the notorious anti-drug zealot at the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Wolff was part of the inner circle of control advocates that virtually dictated WHO policy at the time.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Retention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retention. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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