holdback
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A delay in the movement of solute due to the slowing effects of diffusion
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Income that is set aside for eventualities such as customer returns, seasonal fluctuations, performance bonuses, unexpected costs, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
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.
Countable; Uncountable
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).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The difference between a dealer's cost and the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In a furnace, the combination of an upwardly moving holdback and a downwardly moving dumping grate, of interconnected means for conjointly elevating said holdback and partially lowering said grate and then oscillating said grate without appreciably moving said holdback."
- "The holdback hook assembly is made up of four key parts : the missile holdback hook (1), missile latch finger (4), missile latch lever (6) and eccentric shaft (B)."
- "If the forward holdback tension is not within allowable limits, the TV will display a flagging or tearing picture at the top of the screen."
- "Accessories for the catapulting system include a tension bar and a catapult holdback bar."
- "Before going through the buckle, make sure the holdback strap passes over the trace so the trace is encompassed by the holdback strap."
- "All those devices, which heretofore have been constructed, wherein a spring has been applied as part of the holdback, are subject to derangement, owing to the uncertain action of the spring employed, and a liability of the sprint to get out of order, thus detracting from their efficiency."