retainer

1.（聘请律师等的）预付费用，保留金a sum of money that is paid to sb to make sure they will be available to do work when they are needed

1.【机】承盘;导圈,护圈;挡板;(滚动轴承的)保持架

2.【史】(诸侯等的)家臣,侍从,随从;门客

3.随军商人(等)

4.保持者;保留者

5.保留物;保留权;预约辩护费;律师的预聘

1.a wire structure worn on the teeth at night to make them straighter

2.a servant, especially one who has worked for someone from a high social class for a long time

3.a payment made to someone such as a lawyer so that they will be available to do work for you when you want them

4.a reduced rent that you pay to keep your house, apartment, etc. when you are not living in it, so that you can live in it when you return