hold over
See also: holdover
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Noun edit
- Misspelling of holdover.
Verb edit
hold over (third-person singular simple present holds over, present participle holding over, simple past and past participle held over)
- (transitive, sometimes idiomatic) (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.
- These crisps should hold me over until supper.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To save, delay.
- We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
- (intransitive) To remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms edit
- (to sustain someone): tide over, tide through
Derived terms edit
- holdover (noun)