"retainership" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retainerships [plural]
Etymology: retainer + -ship Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retainer|ship}} retainer + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} retainership (plural retainerships)
  1. The practice of charging a retainer fee, or a client relationship based on such a fee.
    Sense id: en-retainership-en-noun-5FHOHBPj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship

Inflected forms

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