n · academic
retention
/rɪˈtɛnʃən/re·TEN·tion
Band 6-7task2task1speaking
the act of keeping something or continuing to have something; ability to remember information
Examples
“Student retention rates at the university have improved after the support programme.”
“Soil retention is essential to prevent erosion on slopes.”
“Memory retention declines if you don't review material regularly.”
Band 8 sentence
“Improving teacher quality was identified as a key factor in raising student retention rates across the district.”
Collocations
- retention rate
- memory retention
- employee retention
Word family
retain vretentive adj
Common mistakes
keep→retain/retention
Say it for a higher band
5keep→6retain→7+retention (as noun)
Synonyms
preservation
Easily confused
retention vs retention rate
“The retention rate of the cohort increased after the intervention.”
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