retainage
English
noun
Definitions
- An amount of money held back from a payment as insurance against the work not being completed.
Etymology
Suffix from English retain.
Origin
English
retain
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- retain English
- retainability English
- retainable English
- retainal English
- retainer English
- retainest English
- retaineth English
- retainment English
- retenir Old French