retained

verb/ʁɨˈtiðuʃ/medium

re·ti·dos

Definition

Past participle of the verb to retain, meaning kept, held back, or withheld.

The goods were retained by customs.

Taxes were retained at source.

syn

ant

Common collocations

retained by customsamounts retainedretained for legal reasons

Do latim 'retinere', particípio passado de 'retineo'.