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holdout

/ˈhəʊldaʊt/noun

उच्चारण होल्डाउट

अड़ा रहने वाला (व्यक्ति या देश), जो सहमति न दे

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person, group or country that refuses to agree to or accept something when others have agreed

    अड़ा रहने वाला (व्यक्ति या देश), जो सहमति न दे

    • Only two countries remained holdouts against the treaty.
    • He was the last holdout on the jury.
§Grammar and usage

The noun holdout is one word, but the phrasal verb is two words, as in 'to hold out for a better deal'.

Grammar: Noun holdout एक शब्द है, जबकि phrasal verb दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'to hold out for a better deal'।