Defenition of the word holdout

• Defenition of the word holdout

  • the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
  • a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
  • a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
  • a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms

Synonyms for the word holdout

• • continue
  • endure
  • extend
  • give
  • last
  • offer
  • persevere
  • persist
  • present
  • proffer
  • propose
  • stand fast
  • stand firm
  • stand your ground
  • withstand

Similar words in the holdout

• • holdout
  • holdout's
  • holdouts

Hypernyms for the word holdout

• • bargaining
  • cheat
  • negotiant
  • negotiator
  • rig
  • swindle
  • treater

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• • What is holdings
  • The definition of natural
  • The interpretation of the word modeled
  • What is meant by representation
  • The lexical meaning prototypical
  • The dictionary meaning of the word mock-up
  • The grammatical meaning of the word substantiation
  • Meaning of the word exemplary
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word predominant
  • The origin of the word harmonized
  • Synonym for the word the same
  • Antonyms for the word modeling
  • Homonyms for the word identical
  • Hyponyms for the word unvarying
  • Holonyms for the word homogeneous
  • Hypernyms for the word mocked
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word mockers
  • Translation of the word in other languages mocker