The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
Of or pertaining to something that retains something else, as with a retaining wall.
The act by which something is taken.
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
Alluring; attractive.