Definition of keeping Keeping
/kiˈpɪŋ/ - [keeping] - keep•ing
We found 12 definitions of keeping from 4 different sources.
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What does keeping mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: keepings |
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| keeping - conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion" | ||
| abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) | ||
| keeping - the act of retaining something | ||
| retention, holding | ||
| ownership, possession the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others | ||
| withholding the act of deducting from an employee's salary | ||
| keeping - the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" | ||
| guardianship, safekeeping | ||
| duty, responsibility, obligation work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- keeping (Noun)
conformity or harmony. - keeping (Noun)
charge or care. - keeping (Verb)
Present participle of keep.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- keeping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Keep - keeping (n.)
A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation. - keeping (n.)
Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping. - keeping (n.)
Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other. - keeping (n.)
Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
