# retainage

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An amount of money held back from a payment as insurance against the work not being completed.

## Etymology
From retain + -age.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/retainage