hold over

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hold over

/ˌhəʊld ˈəʊ̯.və/ UK
[hɒʊɫd ˈəʊ̯.və] UK
/ˌhɔwld ˈɔw.və/ British, Southern, Standard
[ˌhɔw(ɫ)d ˈɔw.və] British, Southern, Standard
/ˌhould ˈoː.və/ UK, Wales
[ˌhouɫd ˈoː.və] UK, Wales
/ˌhæd ˈaʊæː/ Northumbria, UK
/ˌhaʊɫd ˈaʊæː/ Northumbria, UK
/ˌhəʉ̯ld ˈəʉ̯.və/ Australia
/ˌhɐʉ̯ld ˈɐʉ̯.və/ New Zealand
/ˌhoʊld ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ US
[ˌhoəɫd ˈoʊ̯.vɚ] US
/ˌhoʊld ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ Canada
[ˌhoːɫd ˈoːvɚ] Canada
/ˌhold ˈo.vəɾ/ Scotland
[ˌhoɫd ˈo.vəɾ] Scotland

noun

misspelling Misspelling of holdover

verb holds over · holding over · held over

idiomatic, sometimes, transitive (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period. These crisps should hold me over until supper.
Similar: tide over, tide through, carry through
idiomatic, transitive To save, delay. We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
intransitive To remain in office, possession, residency etc., beyond a certain date. We should hold over this report until the new department lead comes in.
transitive To be in a position to harm (someone); to have damaging information on (someone). He's holding those allegations over my head.

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@misc{hold_over_2026,
  title = {hold over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hold%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}