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retainer

[ri-tey-ner] / rɪˈteɪ nər /


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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

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

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

Cohen, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to a variety of federal crimes, including some related to the hush money, asserted that there was no retainer agreement and that he had not accrued any legal expenses.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

The honest old family retainer, she thought, proud and loyal and thoroughly unpleasant.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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