holdout
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
holdouts
plural
holdouts
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOLDOUT
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a
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a person who refuses to reach an agreement until certain terms are met
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a person who holds out
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He says he might be a holdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more.
b
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an act of holding out for something
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He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow.
2
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a person who continues to do or use something after others have stopped doing or using it
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A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now.
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see also hold out at 1hold
