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holdout

The correct spelling is holdout.

How to pronounce holdout

noun

Say it like: Hol-dow-t

The correct spelling is holdout. 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.

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Definition

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 2.A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.

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