Definition of holdout
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Examples of holdout in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of holdout from the Web
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But the moment, at 3:35 p.m. ET, when Trump announced the United States would line up alongside Syria and Nicaragua as the only global holdouts from the climate pact, may in years to come be remembered for other reasons.
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Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate -- aligning the U.S. with Syria and Nicaragua as the only holdouts from an accord reached by almost 200 nations -- leaves a leadership void to be filled.
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Among the holdouts Trump wants to join are Sudan, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Yemen.
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The decision to surround the remaining IS holdouts is prolonging an already grueling fight, according to Iraqi commanders, and is punishing civilians being held by IS as human shields.
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The decision to surround the remaining IS holdouts is prolonging an already grueling fight, according to Iraqi commanders, and is punishing civilians being held by IS as human shields.
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The decision to surround the remaining IS holdouts is prolonging an already grueling fight, according to Iraqi commanders, and is punishing civilians being held by IS as human shields.
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Another holdout is the retired school teacher's house.
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There is also one vocal holdout among the challengers: Emirates Team New Zealand, which blew what should have been an insurmountable 8-1 lead in San Francisco to lose the last America’s Cup match to Oracle in 2013.
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First Known Use of holdout
1908
HOLDOUT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of holdout for English Language Learners
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: a person who refuses to reach an agreement until certain terms are met : a person who holds out
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: an act of holding out for something
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: a person who continues to do or use something after others have stopped doing or using it
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