Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of holding back.
- noun Something held back.
- noun A device that retains or restrains.
- noun A strap or an iron catch between the shaft and the harness on a drawn wagon, allowing the horse to stop or back up.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Check; hindrance; restraint.
- noun The iron or strap on the shaft or pole of a vehicle to which the breeching or backing-gear is attached.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle.
- noun The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part of the harness so used.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains) - noun The projection or loop, on the
thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of theharness is attached, to hold back acarriage when going downhill, or in backing. - noun The strap or part of the harness so used.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb refrain from doing
- verb keep under control; keep in check
- verb secure and keep for possible future use or application
- verb wait before acting
- verb hold back; keep from being perceived by others
- verb hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
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Examples
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Find out the dealer holdback, which is often substantial.
My CarsDirect Experience Michael Arrington 2005
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We feel confident about this receivable as it's with a low-risk client and equates to just a 4% holdback, which is typical for the U.S. government contracts.
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Frontier Airlines said it filed for protection under Chapter 11 after an "unexpected attempt" by its principal credit-card processor to substantially increase a "holdback" of customer receipts threatened to severely impact liquidity.
A Deployment Debate 2008
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Frontier says the vendor, First Data Corp., suddenly said it would be increasing the "holdback" rate of proceeds to 100% from 45%.
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It said an "unexpected attempt" by its principal credit-card processor to substantially increase a "holdback" of customer receipts threatened Frontier's liquidity.
General Hospital 2008
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It said an "unexpected attempt" by its principal credit-card processor to substantially increase a "holdback" of customer receipts threatened Frontier's liquidity.
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$38 Billion in House In the letter, the managers said Crusader implemented a similar "holdback" earlier this year for redemption requests submitted by the end 2007.
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He wants "holdback" evidence to confirm suspects and eliminate false leads and confessions.
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He wants "holdback" evidence to confirm suspects and eliminate false leads and confessions.
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What CAFNE does is act as a third-party that manages these receivables until it has been paid, and advances money - after holding back a portion of the invoice that in part acts as a collateral or "holdback" and in part pays to service the lenders financing and other administration fees - to the producers group.
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ruzuzu commented on the word holdback
"A strap or an iron catch between the shaft and the harness on a drawn wagon, allowing the horse to stop or back up." --AHD
April 12, 2012