ball-keeping ability; possession retention
Sports term for a player's or team's ability to maintain possession of the ball, especially in soccer or basketball.
See also: キープ
His ball-keeping ability is the best on the team.
holding power (of hair product)
Used in beauty contexts to describe how well a hair styling product maintains a hairstyle over time.
Players with high possession retention are hard to dispossess.
This wax has strong holding power, so your hairstyle stays in place all day.
Compound of the loanword キープ (from English 'keep') and 力 (power, ability).