"retainer fee" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a fee paid upfront to a professional (such as a lawyer or consultant) to secure their services. For example: "My lawyer asked that I pay a retainer fee of $500 before beginning any work."
The Aron family paid a small retainer fee.
Chanel hired the firm for occasional parties; it did not pay a monthly retainer fee.
Butch Smith, chief executive of Crossmark, said his company takes on smaller manufacturers if they pay a retainer fee.
While some are paid a retainer fee to ensure their availability, most stringers are independent contractors and generally may sell the same material to multiple outlets.
In Bradford, changes introduced last year mean that if foster families go more than six weeks without a placement, their retainer fee is halved – and scrapped altogether after 12 weeks.
But while the other candidates are spending tens of thousands of dollars each month on these costs, Mr. Morris has been charging the comptroller a retainer fee of $12,000 a month.
Ms. Loughery said that several clients are still paying monthly retainer fees.
Conversely, its restructuring business showed a 61percentt jump in revenue, to $15.5 million, as it saw an increase in retainer fees.
He was disbarred in 2000 for failing to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars in unused retainer fees.
But other clients -- the image-conscious purveyors of luxury goods and services that paid $10,000 monthly retainer fees -- have left, including Chanel and the City Club Hotel in Manhattan.
Both shows feature the oh-no-she-didn't repertory company: those tireless shouters and boasters and brawlers who so saturate syndicated television with their theatrics that they deserve retainer fees, or at least a powerful union.
