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Retaining vs Keeping - What's the difference?

retaining | keeping |

As verbs the difference between retaining and keeping

is that retaining is while keeping is .

As an adjective retaining

is of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.

As a noun keeping is

conformity or harmony.

retaining

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • keeping

    English

    Noun

  • conformity or harmony.
    • The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
    The foreground of this painting is not in keeping .
  • charge or care.
  • * South
    • His happiness is in his own keeping .
  • Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
    • The cattle have good keeping .
  • * Milton
    • the work of many hands, which earns my keeping

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * in keeping with

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