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stand pat
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Princeton's WordNet
stand pat, stand firm, hold firm, stand fastverb
refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
Wiktionary
stand patverb
To play one's hand without drawing any more cards.
stand patverb
To resist changes.
stand patverb
To stop hitting.
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stand pat
To "stand pat" refers to refusing to make changes, particularly when dealing with cards in a game. In broader sense, it can also mean to resist or avoid change or new ideas in any area of life. It's basically insisting on preserving the status quo or maintaining the current situation.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stand pat in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stand pat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of stand pat in a Sentence
Now that the Fed hints a December hike and Japan's economic data was strong, there are growing views that the BOJ may stand pat tomorrow.
Stand pat. Don't commit mistakes, wait for prices to come down.
The MPC's decision to stand pat today ... looks set to repeated over the next few months while inflation hovers near zero, but by the summer, it should be clear that the UK's deflation is neither pernicious nor long-lasting.
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