Retainer vs Fixture - What's the difference?
retainer | fixture |
A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
Any thing or person that retains.
A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
(dentistry): A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.
(legal) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it.
A regular patron of a place or institution.
A lighting unit; a luminaire.
(sports) A scheduled match.
(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
To furnish with, as, or in a fixture
(sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule a match
* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 30, author=AAP, title=Zimbabwe cricket head Chingoka refused entry to Australia, work=Herald Sun
, passage=Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC. }}
As nouns the difference between retainer and fixture
is that retainer is a dependent or follower of someone of rank while fixture is (legal) something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it.As a verb fixture is
to furnish with, as, or in a fixture.retainer
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Noun
(en noun)- This lawyer charges a retainer for his work .
See also
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* *fixture
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(wikipedia fixture)Noun
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* *Verb
(fixtur)- The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.
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