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holdout

1 of 2

noun

hold·​out ˈhōld-ˌau̇t How to pronounce holdout (audio)
: one that holds out (as in negotiations)
also : an instance of holding out

hold out

2 of 2

verb

held out; holding out; holds out

intransitive verb

1
: to remain unsubdued or unyielding
where 30 of the … refugees were still holding out Anna Tomforde
also : to continue to function or be available : last entry 1
prayed that the engine would hold out
as long as our money holds out
2
: to refuse to go along with others in a concerted action or to come to an agreement
holding out for a shorter workweek

transitive verb

1
: to present as something realizable : proffer
2
: to represent to be
Phrases
hold out on
: to withhold something (such as information) from

Example Sentences

Noun He says he might be a holdout at the start of the next season if the team doesn't agree to pay him more. He is expected to end his three-week holdout and join the team tomorrow. A few holdouts still use typewriters, but nearly everybody uses computers now. Verb we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Each museum that pledges to surrender some or all of its African collection intensifies the pressure on the holdout institutions to follow. David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 Southwest Airlines, a major holdout, will join the club next year. Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Apple is even rumored to be testing USB-C on iPhones, a longstanding USB-C holdout. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 2 Sep. 2022 The state has lost its holdout status in the monkeypox outbreak, with the Wyoming Health Department reporting Monday morning that a case has been detected in Laramie County, the Jackson Hole News&Guide reports. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Health advocates hope the demise of Roe will prompt Mississippi and other holdout states to do so. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 And wouldn’t a Durant holdout do nothing more than accelerate the Nets toward that endgame? Rahat Huq, Chron, 18 Aug. 2022 At the same time, Democrats agreed to a number of fossil fuel and drilling provisions as concessions to Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a holdout from a conservative state that is heavily dependent on coal and gas. Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 That measure was also a favorite of conservative Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a long-time holdout against larger versions of Biden’s domestic plans who helped write the compromise legislation with Schumer. Erin Prater, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022
Verb
Both sides tried to hold out for better weather, but after a series of lightning strikes the game was called after 9 p.m., causing Springfield to make the 147-mile trip back home. Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022 With Omicron-specific vaccines perhaps only months away, Americans may be weighing whether to hold out for those doses or receive their first or second booster now. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 July 2022 Goshen residents have been told to prepare to hold out for several more days. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022 Was Ukraine expected to hold out for this long in the east? Grayson Quay, The Week, 16 June 2022 The Afghans’ job was now to hold out for a few months and then die in place. George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022 McDermott made the call to hold out Araiza from playing against Carolina. CBS News, 27 Aug. 2022 As Russia continues to amass troops near the border with its neighbor, the Biden administration continues to hold out hope that a diplomatic solution can be reached. Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2022 Yet James, who scored 34 points in 34 minutes against the Suns, continues to hold out hope. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1908, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1556, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of holdout was circa 1556

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