holdout

holdout is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
2. noun. a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
3. noun. a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms

   "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in holdout:

outhold

Common word forms

holdouts

Words from these letters

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