holdout

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from hold out. === Pronunciation === === Noun === holdout (plural holdouts) One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned. (card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted. ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== nail house === Anagrams === outhold == Spanish == === Noun === holdout m (plural holdouts) (baseball) holdout