Retained

  • 1Retained — Retain Re*tain (r[ e]*t[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retained} (r[ e]*t[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Retaining}.] [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re re + tenere to hold, keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a bridle, {Retention}, {Retinue}.] 1.… …

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  • 2retained — adjective continued in your keeping or use or memory (Freq. 1) in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered • Syn: ↑maintained • Similar to: ↑preserved …

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  • 3Retained interest — (also colloquially known as a payout penalty ) is future, currently unpaid, interest that some lenders add to the remaining principal of a loan to determine a payout figure in the event that the loan is terminated before the completion of the… …

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  • 4retained profit — ➔ profit1 * * * retained profit UK US noun [U or plural] ACCOUNTING, FINANCE ► RETAINED EARNINGS(Cf. ↑retained earnings): »After dividends were paid out, the retained profit was €8.8m. »The lack of retai …

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  • 5Retained Organisation — (auch Retained Management) bezeichnet Personen oder Einheiten in einem Unternehmen, die, beispielsweise nach einem Outsourcing, die steuernde Schnittstelle zu den externen Dienstleistern bilden.[1] Sie stellt einerseits sicher, dass sich das… …

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  • 6retained earnings — n pl: earned surplus at surplus Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 7retained earnings — retained profits; = ploughed back profits; = retentions The net profit available for distribution, less any distributions made, i.e. the amount kept within the company. Retained earnings are recorded in the profit and loss reserve …

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  • 8retained earnings — retained profits; ploughed back profits; retentions The net profit available for distribution, less any distributions made, i. e. the amount kept within the company. Retained earnings are recorded in the profit and loss reserve …

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  • 9retained profits — retained earnings …

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  • 10retained object — retained′ ob′ject n. gram. an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the corresponding active construction, as the picture in I was shown the picture[/ex] • Etymology: 1930–35 …

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