holdout
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holdout
- /ˈhoʊldˌaʊt/ US
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Deverbal from hold out.
noun 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. If Facebook chooses to remain a holdout, it will not be as the head of a countercoalition but as a cranky recluse.
- 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.
Talk about this word "holdout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/holdout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. holdout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/holdout "holdout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/holdout.
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@misc{holdout_2026,
title = {holdout},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holdout},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
