Associations to the word «Holdout»

Wiktionary

HOLDOUT, noun. One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out.

Dictionary definition

HOLDOUT, noun. A negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks".
HOLDOUT, noun. A refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal.
HOLDOUT, noun. The act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne