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holdover

1 of 2

noun

hold·​over ˈhōld-ˌō-vər How to pronounce holdover (audio)
: one that is held over

hold over

2 of 2

verb

held over; holding over; holds over

intransitive verb

: to continue (as in office) for a prolonged period

transitive verb

1
b
: to retain in a condition or position from an earlier period
2
: to prolong the engagement of
the film was held over another week

Example Sentences

Noun He is the only holdover from their last championship team. This policy is a holdover from the previous administration. Verb the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Clayton Kershaw is the only holdover from the last time the Dodgers entered a season not as the reigning division champions. Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2022 Since Prey was a holdover before Disney bought Fox in 2019, the potential for post-theatrical streaming boosts was contractually limited. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 The program is a holdover from the Clean Ohio Fund that was created by a state bond initiative approved by voters in 2000. Peter Krouse, cleveland, 26 July 2022 Close behind from Friday to Sunday was fellow holdover Lighting Up the Stars, which added $11.6 million for a $230 million cumulative gross. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2022 Eastern game against the summer roster of the Atlanta Hawks (NBA TV) on the UNLV campus, Robinson and roster holdover Haywood Highsmith are the only players to start each of the team’s first four summer-league games. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2022 College career: Couch chose to stay in state for college at Kentucky, but split time his freshman year with holdover Billy Jack Haskins. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 25 June 2022 In domestic holdover news not related to Top Gun: Maverick ($25 million or -52% from last Friday), Walt Disney’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness earned $2.622 million (-42%) on its 29th day for a new $382 million domestic cume. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 4 June 2022 Prehn's continued holdover on the board has caused tension along the way for other members and arguments between Prehn and DNR Secretary Preston Cole during meetings. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022
Verb
Florida abode have reminded voters both of the former president’s hold over the Republican Party and its growing authoritarianism. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2022 The appeals come as the pandemic rages globally and the omicron variant takes hold over the holiday season. Ariane De Vogue, CNN, 20 Dec. 2021 During the Second World War, local United Ways consolidated their hold over workplace giving, by allowing employees to donate a portion of their paycheck automatically to the organization. Thalia Beaty, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022 The climate package would push automakers to remedy deep instabilities in their supply chains and confront the unnerving control China and other rival nations hold over the minerals crucial to scaling up electric vehicle production. Evan Halper, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 An old white Toyota Corolla wagon has been excavated in southern Afghanistan as the Taliban dig up new ways to display their hold over power in the country. Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 6 July 2022 Taking it would allow Moscow to complete its hold over Luhansk Province, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. New York Times, 31 May 2022 Considering savers hold over $12 trillion in 401(k)s, even a tiny allocation could blow any cryptocurrency through the roof. Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 China's smartphone makers already hold over 30% of the global smartphone market share, compared to Samsung's 23% and Apple's 18%. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 7 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1893, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of holdover was in 1647

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