Difference between Holds and Retain

HOLDS vs RETAIN: NOUN

Plural form of hold.
The act of grasping
The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
Time during which some action is awaited
A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
A stronghold
A cell in a jail or prison

To keep in mind; remember.
To keep possession of; continue to have: : keep.
To keep in a particular place or condition.
To continue to have as a feature or aspect.
A wall built to keep any movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place; -- called also retain wall.
To restrain; to prevent.
To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage.
To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape, or the like.
To hire someone for (his or her services).
To keep in one's service or pay.
To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee.
To require (a student) to repeat a class or grade because of insufficient educational progress to advance.

To hold back; restrain; hinder from action, departure, or escape; keep back; detain.
To hold or keep in possession; reserve as one's own.
To continue in the use or practice of; preserve; keep up; keep from dying out: as, to retain a custom; to retain an appearance of youth.
To keep in mind; preserve a knowledge or idea of; remember.
To keep in pay; hire; take into service; especially, to engage by the payment of a preliminary fee: as, to retain counsel.
To entertain.
=Syn. 2–4. Reserve, Preserve, etc. See keep.
To keep on: continue.
To pertain; belong; be a dependent or retainer.

Entertain, Defend, Bind, Handle, Sustain, Defy, Grip, Maintain, Clench, Retain, Prevail, Give, Keep, Carry, Take

Sustain, Obtain, Attract, Secure, Lose, Preserve, Maintain, Keep on, Hold back, Keep back, Reserve, Engage, Hold, Continue, Keep

Grasp, Throw, Make, Confine, Entertain, Bind, Handle, Defy, Grip, Clench, Retain, Give, Keep, Carry, Take

Recruit, Maintaining, Uphold, Remain, Obtain, Attract, Secure, Lose, Preserve, Keep on, Keep back, Reserve, Hold, Continue, Keep

You can remove holds that you apply, and you can manually release certain holds that Payables applies during Invoice Validation.
In a conventional trust, the trustee holds the legal title to the property and the beneficiary holds the equitable title.
We subtract from this amount any holds placed on a deposit to your account and any holds placed due to legal process.
Meanwhile, the analyst community has seven Strong Buys and seven Holds on GM shares, versus just four Holds and no Sells of any kind.
What holds true for automakers, investment counselors, restaurants, and overnight delivery services also holds true for people.
If you are prevented from registering, ensure you have no holds on your record by looking at Registration Holds.
Bond Registrar shall have no responsibility institution for which holds Bonds from referred to herein Participant holds Bonds.
Enter All to ensure you release any existing holds on invoices as well as place new holds.
Click Clear All Holds to remove all holds on any participants within this Database.
You can configure matching holds so manual override is not possible in the Invoice Holds and Release Names window.

Then refold paper in manner to retain material.
Please retain this copyright notice in the script.
He would retain this affiliation throughout his life.
Postal Code please retain all packaging and contents!
The original form is on paper, and so the only way to retain the originalis to retain that same paper form.
The lessee shall retain one set and the lessor shall retain another set.
The ETS will retain electronic copies of the receipts inaccordance with statutory requirements; travelers are encouraged to retain scanned hard copies, as well.
Microsoft commits that it will not retain our data when it is no longer necessary to retain such data.
The draft rule would require creditors to retain information that the staff believes theyalready retain for business and other reasons.
Employers who choose to photocopy and retain these documents should not retain the information in a personnel file.