• The Credit Reference Agency keeps files on individuals' debt records.
• You should keep a supply of forms.
• Members of staff will promote standards of conduct and will try to keep to them.
• He was hoping they would keep him on after Christmas.
• The high demand for cereals was responsible for keeping agricultural wages up with prices.
• Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage.
• Some firms have used technical agreements with foreign enterprises to keep up technologically.
• We have to move fast to keep up with our competitors.
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There is going to be a reorganization, but all the staff in the department will keep their jobs.
»On arrival, you will be given an information pack, which is yours to keep.
»Please keep all invoices relating to the sale.
We always keep a good supply of the most popular magazines.
Where do we keep the items that are not on display?
»They kept his details on file for future use.
When there's a crisis at work, it's important for managers to keep calm and be supportive.
keep sth moving/working/operating »You must keep the assembly line moving at a steady rate.
»keep sth organized/clean/available
»The bank's policy is to keep interest rates low.
He kept missing deadlines.
keep (on) doing sth »We kept on working long after everyone else had gone home.
His father kept a candy store in this neighborhood.
This variety of apple keeps well.
Financial and business terms. 2012.