retainer
Example Sentences
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These are common in personal injury cases, because the clients often don’t have the wherewithal to pay a lawyer’s retainer fee in advance.
From Los Angeles Times
In September, ABC 7 reported that two families were suing a contractor who promised to handle their entire rebuilds, but disappeared after receiving retainer payouts of $33,678 from each family.
From Los Angeles Times
Subscription and retainer models offer another path forward, providing clients with ongoing access to expertise and capabilities for a fixed periodic fee.
Having been absent for 20 years, he fears—and rightly—that he will be unrecognizable to family, retainers, and countrymen.
Without having proxy advisers on retainer, annual meetings are dominated by those who do: asset managers and activist investors.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
