Holdout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms

a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈoʊldaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛspəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛspəɹəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈoʊldaʊt/.

Examples

their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

hold out

verb

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zurückhalten

ein Verhandlungsführer, der durch die Weigerung, sich zu einigen, Zugeständnisse zu erzielen hofft

🇫🇷French

résistant

un négociateur qui espère obtenir des concessions en refusant de s'entendre

🇪🇸Spanish

resistir

un negociador que espera obtener concesiones negándose a llegar a un acuerdo

🇮🇹Italian

resistenza

un negoziatore che spera di ottenere concessioni rifiutandosi di scendere a patti

🇳🇱Dutch

standhouden

een onderhandelaar die hoopt concessies te doen door te weigeren tot overeenstemming te komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

resistência

um negociador que espera obter concessões recusando-se a chegar a um acordo

🇷🇺Russian

воздержание

переговорщик, который надеется добиться уступок, отказываясь прийти к соглашению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिरोध करना

एक वार्ताकार जो शर्तों पर आने से इनकार करके रियायतें हासिल करने की उम्मीद करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হোল্ডআউট

একজন আলোচক যিনি শর্তে আসতে অস্বীকার করে ছাড় পেতে আশা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

பிடிப்பு

ஒப்பந்தத்திற்கு வர மறுப்பதன் மூலம் சலுகைகளைப் பெற நம்பிக்கை கொண்ட ஒரு பேச்சுவார்த்தையாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలుపుదల

నిబంధనలకు రావడానికి నిరాకరించడం ద్వారా రాయితీలు పొందాలని ఆశించే సంధానకర్త

🇮🇳Marathi

होल्डआउट

एक वार्ताकार जो अटींवर येण्यास नकार देऊन सवलती मिळविण्याची आशा करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોલ્ડઆઉટ

એક વાટાઘાટકાર જે શરતો પર આવવાનો ઇનકાર કરીને છૂટ મેળવવાની આશા રાખે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡೆಹಿಡಿಯುವಿಕೆ

ಒಪ್ಪಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಬರಲು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಆಶಿಸುವ ಸಮಾಲೋಚಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോൾഡൗട്ട്

ധാരണയിലെത്താൻ വിസമ്മതിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ഇളവുകൾ നേടുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചർച്ചക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੋਲਡਆਊਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰਤਾਕਾਰ ਜੋ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਰਿਆਇਤਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہولڈ آؤٹ

ایک مذاکرات کار جو شرائط پر آنے سے انکار کرکے مراعات حاصل کرنے کی امید رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚持不懈

希望通过拒绝达成协议来获得让步的谈判者

🇯🇵Japanese

ホールドアウト

合意を拒否することで譲歩を得ようとする交渉者

🇰🇷Korean

저항하다

협상을 거부함으로써 양보를 얻고자 하는 협상가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giữ lại

một nhà đàm phán hy vọng đạt được sự nhượng bộ bằng cách từ chối đi đến thỏa thuận

🇹🇭Thai

การระงับ

ผู้เจรจาที่หวังที่จะได้รับสัมปทานโดยปฏิเสธที่จะตกลงกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaksepakatan

seorang negosiator yang berharap mendapatkan konsesi dengan menolak untuk berdamai

🇲🇾Malay

menahan diri

seorang perunding yang berharap untuk mendapatkan konsesi dengan enggan bersetuju

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معقل

المفاوض الذي يأمل في الحصول على تنازلات من خلال رفض التوصل إلى شروط

🇮🇷Persian

نگهدارنده

مذاکره کننده ای که امیدوار است با امتناع از توافق، امتیازاتی به دست آورد

🇹🇷Turkish

uzatma

uzlaşmayı reddederek taviz kazanmayı uman bir müzakereci

🇮🇱Hebrew

להחזיק מעמד

מנהל משא ומתן שמקווה לזכות בוויתורים בסירוב להשלים

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