"holdout" meaning in All languages combined

See holdout on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-holdout.wav Forms: holdouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from hold out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|hold out}} Deverbal from hold out Head templates: {{en-noun}} holdout (plural holdouts)
  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. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-holdout-en-noun-~rolrFM3 Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted. Categories (topical): Card games, People
    Sense id: en-holdout-en-noun-UMejkcLW Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: holdover, nail house

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: holdouts [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} holdout m (plural holdouts)
  1. (baseball) holdout Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Baseball

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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