retainer
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Subscription and retainer models offer another path forward, providing clients with ongoing access to expertise and capabilities for a fixed periodic fee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 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
To keep the cover-up alive, Cohen said, Trump’s company disguised the reimbursement as ordinary legal expenses that arose from a retainer agreement.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
Weisselberg explained to Cohen in front of their boss that he would be paid back in 12 instalments of $35,000, which would be accounted for as a retainer for legal services.
From BBC • May 13, 2024
And soon enough he learned the faces too, when the lords and their sons and knights retainer came to Winterfell to feast.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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