Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retainment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-tain-ment
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

retention

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From retain + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

retainments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

retain

Rhymes With

entertainment agri-entertainment infotainment detainment edutainment obtainment militainment agritainment advertainment tittytainment angertainment

Questions

What does retainment mean?
retention
Where does retainment come from?
From retain + -ment.

How to pronounce retainment

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