1) Restrain
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In criminal investigations, a holdback is a piece of information about a crime which is known to police but not released to the public. The purpose of a holdback is to help police recognize false confessions. Common holdbacks include specific details of the modus operandi and the appearance of the crime scene. On a carriage, a holdback is a device...
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• (n.) Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle. • (n.) 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 down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part of the harness so used.
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Hold'back` noun 1. Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle. « The only
holdback is the affection . . . that we bear to our wealth.»
Hammond. 2. The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carria...
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An amount of money required to be withheld by the lender during the construction or renovation of a house to ensure that construction is satisfactorily completed at every stage.
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A reduction in teaching grant applied within the year for not meeting targets specified in our funding agreement with institutions. In general terms, it arises from insufficient student numbers and will commonly be deducted also from the following year's baseline teaching grant. Reductions in funding are implemented by 'holding back' funding from s...
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Manufacturer refund to a dealer after a vehicle is sold. Usually a percentage of the recommended retail price.
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the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle. · a device for restraining or checking, as a doorstop or tieback. · a stop or delay: a holdback in negotiations. · a withholding: the holdback of a day's pay. · ...
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