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Meaning of
holdback
in English
holdback
us
/ˈhoʊldbæk/
uk
/ˈhəʊldbæk/
#moderate
Definitions
Noun
portion
of
payment
withheld
as
security
The
contractor
withheld
a
holdback
from
the
payment
until
the
work
was
completed
.
funds
set
aside
for
unforeseen
events
The
company
set
aside
a
holdback
for
potential
lawsuits
.
delayed
payment
to
a
buyer
The
company
made
a
delayed
payment
to
the
buyer
as
a
holdback
for
potential
defects
.
a
restraint
or
device
to
limit
movement
;
control
The
engineer
designed
a
holdback
to
prevent
the
machine
from
moving
too
quickly
.
restraint
or
act
of
holding
something
back
;
control
The
government
imposed
a
holdback
on
the
release
of
sensitive
information
to
the
public
.
a
loop
on
a
vehicle
to
slow
descent
or
backing
The
driver
used
a
holdback
to
control
the
speed
of
the
vehicle
on
the
steep
slope
.
a
device
to
restrain
or
hold
back
movement
a
strap
to
control
a
vehicle's
descent
