holdback
noun[C]
(alsohold-back)uk/ˈhəʊld.bæk/us/ˈhoʊld.bæk/holdbacknoun[C](MONEY)
partof anamountofmoneythat is notpaidin aparticularsituation:
Theinvoicepricedoes notreflectthe holdback, adiscountthedealergets from themanufacturer.
- Fiscallyconservativelawmakersbelievethe 13percentincreaseinspendingis toblamefor today'sbudgetholdbacks.
- The holdbackpolicyisdesignedtoensurepropertyownershave enoughmoneyto makestormrepairsbutsavetheagencyfromoverpayingonclaims.
- $265,000 wasdepositedinto aconstructionholdbackaccount.
- Thestatutecreatesaschemeofpaymentsand holdbacks as theprojectproceeds. These holdbacksaccumulateandbecomeafundwhich is then asourceofrecoveryin theeventthat someone is notpaid.
Amounts of money
- bank
- bounty
- buck
- capital
- cash flow
- circumstance
- coin
- fisc
- have/getyoursnout in the troughidiom
- kitty
- living wage
- means
- money supply
- pool
- slush fund
- sub
- sum
- surplus
- the wherewithal
- trough
holdbacknoun[C](OBJECT)
anobjectdesignedtoholdsomething such as acurtaininplace, so it does notcloseorfall:
（阻止某物关上或跌落的）扣件Curtain holdbacks arefittedon thewallbeside theheadboard.窗帘扣安装在床头板旁边的墙上。
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- Shutters should beattachedwithhingesand should have holdbacksfixedat thebottom.
- Anotheralternativeis todrapefabricback overspeciallydesignedhold-backhooksinbrassorchrome.
Pins, clips, hooks & pegs
- alligator clip
- banana clip
- barb
- binder clip
- bodkin
- Bulldog Clip
- clip-on
- crocodile clip
- drawing pin
- fishhook
- hair claw
- hair slide
- hook
- needle
- peg
- safety pin
- staple
- thumbtack
- tiepin
- tuning peg