retainer
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The prosecution said that evidence suggests that in November 2020 Ma engaged Wai on a "retainer" of £2,000 per month with "additional bonus payments" for "valuable intelligence".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
These are common in personal injury cases, because the clients often don’t have the wherewithal to pay a lawyer’s retainer fee in advance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
Without having proxy advisers on retainer, annual meetings are dominated by those who do: asset managers and activist investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
We know they weren’t for legal expenses as posted in the books, or a retainer – and not just because no retainer existed.
From Salon ● May 24, 2024
“It was not what she agreed to. Did you meet the amiable old retainer at the gate?”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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