Hyphenation of holdout

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word holdout? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

hold-out

Definitions of holdout:

1.	A negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms Their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks
2.	A refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
3.	The act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

Synonyms of holdout:

noun	negotiator, negotiant, treater
noun	bargaining
noun	swindle, cheat, rig

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