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holdback
noun kept in reserve, reservation, reeerved rights, withheld, withholdingholdback
verb check, constrain, contain, control, curb, curtail, desist, detain, enjoin, forbear, hesitate, hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold fast, hold up, impede, inhibit, keep back, keep from, keep in check, not proceed, not use, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put the brakes on, refuse, regress, repress, restrain, restrict oneself, retain, retard, slow down, smother, stay, stop, suppress, withholdAssociated concepts: holdback in construction law, retention on construction contracts
See also: disadvantage, hindrance, impediment, restraint