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hold out

(SUPPLY OF STH) phrasal verb with hold
 
/həʊld/
 
US  /hoʊld/ verb (held, held)

Definition

If a supply of something such as food or money holds out, there is enough of it to last for a particular period of time.Continue and lastEnough
(Definition of hold out (SUPPLY OF STH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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