holdback
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Synonyms: hold back, foldback, goldback, hogback, held back, colback, hollaback, rollback, halfback, hardback, holds back
Antonyms: hold back, foldback, goldback, hogback, held back, colback, hollaback, rollback, halfback, hardback, holds back
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Noun
- A [[restraint]]; a [[device]] or part of a device that operates to restrain.
- A [[delay]] in the [[movement]] of [[solute]] due to the slowing effects of [[diffusion]]
- {{lb|en|accounting}} [[income|Income]] that is [[set aside]] for [[eventuality|eventualities]] such as customer returns, seasonal fluctuations, performance bonuses, unexpected costs, etc.
- A portion of the [[money]] that is [[owed]] to someone which is not [[pay|paid]], but instead held as [[security]], until the [[entire]] job or contract has been successfully [[complete]]d.
- [[money|Money]] that a [[buyer]] does not [[pay]] at the time of [[purchase]], but which is paid afterward (sometimes in installments, sometimes on a specified date).
- {{lb|en|car sales}} The difference between a [[dealer]]'s [[cost]] and the [[manufacturer]]'s [[suggested]] [[retail]] [[price]].
- A [[time]] [[period]] during which [[sale]]s of a specific [[security]] or [[commodity]] cannot occur.
- A time period after the first [[release]] of a creative work before it can be [[distribute]]d or [[adapt]]ed to other channels.
- A [[legal]] provision for [[restrict]]ing [[distribution]]s to a [[trust]] [[beneficiary]] under certain conditions.
- The [[withholding]] of [[permit]]s to [[extract]] a [[natural resource]].
- A [[designation]] of some [[detail]]s about a [[crime]] that the [[police]] deliberately do not reveal to the [[public]].
- A [[random]] [[subset]] of a body of [[data]] that is not used in the main [[analysis]], but rather reserved for other purposes, such as validation.
Verb
- {{rfv-sense|en}} To set up a holdback.
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