Upon selling the shares, the underwriters retain a portion of the proceeds as their fee.

Sometimes the dealer has the option of marking up the interest rate of the contract and retaining a portion of that markup.

In 1968, a twin spanned bridge (which included retaining a portion of the original bridge to serve pedestrian/ bike traffic) was completed to the north of the original span.

However, the music writer obtains a further 25 units from the publisher's share, if the music writer retains a portion of the music publishing rights (as a co-publisher).