retainer
Example Sentences
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In September, ABC 7 reported that two families were suing a contractor who promised to handle their entire rebuilds, but disappeared after receiving retainer payouts of $33,678 from each family.
From Los Angeles Times
Subscription and retainer models offer another path forward, providing clients with ongoing access to expertise and capabilities for a fixed periodic fee.
Having been absent for 20 years, he fears—and rightly—that he will be unrecognizable to family, retainers, and countrymen.
Without having proxy advisers on retainer, annual meetings are dominated by those who do: asset managers and activist investors.
His company generates leads for law firms and is compensated with a flat fee or a monthly retainer from the firms.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
