retainer
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fee, advance, deposit
- servant, attendant, domestic

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

re‧tain‧er AC /rɪˈteɪnə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

1. an amount of money paid to someone, especially a lawyer, so that they will continue to work for you in the future

2. British English a reduced amount of rent that you pay for a room, flat etc when you are not there, so that it will still be available when you return

3. American English a plastic and wire object that you wear in your mouth to make your teeth stay straight Synonym : brace British English

4. old use a servant

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲