HOLDOUT

holdout

(noun) the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

holdout

(noun) a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal

holdout

(noun) a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; “their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

holdout (plural holdouts)

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.

(card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.

Anagrams

• outhold

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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