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noun
A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain.
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 downhill, or in backing. Also, the strap or part of the harness so used.
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noun
A delay in the movement of solute due to the slowing effects of diffusion
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noun
Income that is set aside for eventualities such as customer returns, seasonal fluctuations, performance bonuses, unexpected costs, etc.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: accounting, business, finance
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noun
A portion of the money that is owed to someone which is not paid, but instead held as security, until the entire job or contract has been successfully completed.
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noun
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).
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noun
The difference between a dealer's cost and the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: car sales
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noun
A time period during which sales of a specific security or commodity cannot occur.
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noun
A time period after the first release of a creative work before it can be distributed or adapted to other channels.
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noun
A legal provision for restricting distributions to a trust beneficiary under certain conditions.
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noun
The withholding of permits to extract a natural resource.
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noun
A designation of some details about a crime that the police deliberately do not reveal to the public.
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noun
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.
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verb
To set up a holdback.
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History
From hold + back.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
