fraud vs holdout

holdout vs fraud

fraud and holdout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fraud	Yes	No	No	No
holdout	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, holdout is a hyponym of fraud; that is, holdout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fraud:

fraud: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
holdout: the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

Other hyponyms of fraud include cozenage, scam, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting, gip, gyp, pyramiding, swiz, shell game, thimblerig.

fraud (noun)	holdout (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme	a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

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