retainer
/rɪˈteɪ·nər/ n [C]Definition
› an amount of money that you pay to someone in advance so that the person will work for you when needed: He was on a $150,000 retainer from Lloyd's of London. › A retainer is also a device that holds something in place. › A retainer that you wear in your mouth helps to straighten your teeth.
(Definition of retainer n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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