retainer

Definitions

Accounting

• noun money paid in advance to someone so that they will work for you and not for someone else

Information & Library Science

• noun a fee paid to somebody so that they will be available to work for you when required

Law

• noun a fee paid to a barrister
• noun money paid in advance to someone when they are not actively working for you so that they will work for you on the occasions when they are needed

Nearby Definitions of “retainer”

• resistance
• resolution
• resonance
• rest
• Restoration drama
• retainer
• return
• reverse
• reverse sweep
• reverse swing
• revue

Contexts for “retainer”

4 definitions in context
• Accounting
• Information & Library Science
• Law