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Holdout
noun
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Noun
- 1 One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
"If Facebook chooses to remain a holdout, it will not be as the head of a countercoalition but as a cranky recluse."
- 2 the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later wordnet
- 3 A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
"He is probably working a vest or sleeve hold-out. Some clumsy or audacious sharpers will go so far as to hold out cards in their lap, or stick them in a "bug" under the table."
- 4 a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal wordnet
- 5 a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms wordnet
Etymology
Deverbal from hold out.
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