Employee vs. Retainer — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Employee and Retainer
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Employee
A person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation.
Retainer
One that retains, as a device, frame, or groove that restrains or guides.
Employee
An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.
One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.
Retainer
(Dentistry) An appliance used to hold teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.
Employee
One employed by another.
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Retainer
An employee, typically a long-term employee.
Employee
A worker who is hired to perform a job
Retainer
A servant or an attendant, especially one in the household of a person of high rank.
Retainer
The act of engaging the services of a professional adviser, such as an attorney, counselor, or consultant.
Retainer
The fee paid to retain a professional adviser.
Retainer
Any thing or person that retains.
Retainer
A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
Retainer
A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
Retainer
A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
This lawyer charges a retainer for his work.
Retainer
(dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.
Retainer
A retaining valve.
Retainer
One who, or that which, retains.
Retainer
One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an adherent; a hanger-on.
Retainer
Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally attending and wearing his master's livery.
Retainer
The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or counselor to manage his cause.
Retainer
The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence.
Retainer
A fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
Retainer
A person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
Retainer
A dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment
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