holdout   (TTS Sound)

The noun holdout has 3 senses

• holdout -- (a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks")


• holdout -- (a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal)


• holdout -- (the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later)