Definition of holdover
:one that is held over
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Examples of holdover in a Sentence
He is the only holdover from their last championship team.
This policy is a holdover from the previous administration.
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Some swords are holdovers from childhood, others are lifelong collections.
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Most of the appointees are holdovers from the previous government, but serving in different positions.
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The members who resigned were holdovers from the Obama administration.
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Two of those players are holdovers from St. Joe's — pitcher Joey Antonopoulos, and outfielder Amir Wright.
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That's even though the future of Glassman's job is tenuous at best, being a holdover from the previous White House administration.
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All three employees were holdovers from the Obama administration.
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Jack Cooney will be one of nine new defensive starters as Ben Cooney and Petersen, a linebacker, are the only two holdovers.
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The city’s previous party chief, Guo Jinlong, was a holdover from the days of Mr Xi’s predecessor, Hu Jintao.
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First Known Use of holdover
1893
hold over
verb
Definition of hold over
intransitive verb
:to continue (as in office) for a prolonged period
transitive verb
2
:to prolong the engagement of
- the film was held over another week
Examples of hold over in a Sentence
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
First Known Use of hold over
1647
hold over Synonyms
HOLDOVER Defined for English Language Learners
Law Dictionary
hold over
intransitive verb
legal Definition of hold over
: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
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