retainer

Example Sentences

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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 • Oct. 8, 2025

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

He also insisted that his client only ever paid Cohen for his legal work, subject to a retainer that was never documented.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

Cohen said he submitted monthly invoices for a year for legal work he never actually performed, pursuant to a purported retainer agreement that he said did not exist.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

She seems like the type who would actually wear her retainer at night instead of letting it collect dust on some bathroom shelf.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott