"retainage" meaning in All languages combined

See retainage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retainages [plural]
Etymology: From retain + -age. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retain|age}} retain + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retainage (countable and uncountable, plural retainages)
  1. An amount of money held back from a payment as insurance against the work not being completed. Wikipedia link: retainage Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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