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hold·out  (hldout)
n.
One that withholds agreement or consent upon which progress is contingent.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.holdout - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
negotiant, negotiator, treater - someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
2.holdout - a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
bargaining - the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
3.holdout - the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
Translations
holdout [ˈhəʊldaʊt] N (US) Britain has been the holdout in trying to negotiateGran Bretaña es el único que se resiste a negociar
holdout [ˈhəʊldaʊt] (US) nprincipal obstacle m
France has been the holdout in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute → La France a été le principal obstacle aux tentatives de négocier un règlement du conflit.
hold-up [ˈhəʊldʌp] n
(= robbery) → hold-up m
(= delay) → retard m (British) (in traffic)embouteillage m


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Strategic delay and holdout have also been studied in other contexts, including debt restructuring that requires acceptance of an exchange offer by multiple creditors (Brown 1989; Datta and Iskandar-Datta 1995; Hege 2003; Miller and Thomas 2006) and wage negotiations (Cramton and Tracy 1992; Gu and Kuhn 1998; van Ours 1999; Houba and Bolt 2000).
Smith, who was the sixth overall draft selection, ended a 30-day holdout that started on July 31 when the Bengals held their first practice.
Chrysler filed for bankruptcy protection April 30, after the government ended talks with a group of holdout bondholders.
 
 
 
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