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retained earnings

retained earnings : earned surplus at surplus

retaining lien

retaining lien see lien

To possess or to retain

To possess or to retain, means to possess or to retain in physical form and the words 'possession' or 'retention' shall be construed

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Costive

Retaining fecal matter in the bowels having too slow a motion of the bowels constipated

Irretention

Lack of retaining power forgetfulness

Hopperings

Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle

Lignite

Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed and burning with an empyreumatic odor It is

Orthotone

Retaining the accent not enclitic said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively which when not so

Salary or wages

the employee. [The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (21 of 1965), s. 2 (21)] The decision whether the retaining allowance forms part of 'salary or wage' must turn on the construc-tion of the definition of that expression

lien

levy of an attachment car·ri·er's lien : a lien against freight conferring on the carrier the right to retain the property until the amount due is paid charging lien : a lien attaching to a judgment or

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