Holdout

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  holdout \holdout\ n.
     1. a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to
        come to terms after most other participants have signed an
        agreement; as, their star pitcher was a holdout for six
        weeks.
        [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of
        obtaining a better deal.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they
        are available for personal use later.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  holdout
       n 1: a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to
            come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six
            weeks"
       2: a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of
          obtaining a better deal
       3: the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they
          are available for personal use later