held over; holding over; holds over
: to continue (as in office) for a prolonged period
2
: to prolong the engagement of
the film was held over another week
Examples of holdover in a Sentence
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
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
Picazo, a former backup quarterback at Stanford who earned his master’s degree in psychology there, is a holdover from Matt Eberflus’ staff.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Nik Popli, Time, 9 May 2025
Talks held over breakfast, as well as an informal, one-on-one tea on Thursday morning, are expected to cover their strategic partnership, the war in Ukraine and Russia’s relations with the United States, according to the Kremlin.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Noun
The current frame overseas was $37.8M with the holdover drop from the Easter holiday session at just 44%.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
Picazo, a former backup quarterback at Stanford who earned his master’s degree in psychology there, is a holdover from Matt Eberflus’ staff.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
Since then, she has been held over 1,300 miles away in Louisiana, where her health has deteriorated significantly according to her lawyers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 9 May 2025
Talks held over breakfast, as well as an informal, one-on-one tea on Thursday morning, are expected to cover their strategic partnership, the war in Ukraine and Russia’s relations with the United States, according to the Kremlin.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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“Holdover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holdover. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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hold over
intransitive verb
: to remain in a position or condition
one who holds over in possession of a building after the expiration of a term of years—B. N. Cardozo
B. N. Cardozo
holdover
noun
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