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