HOLDOVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does holdover mean? 

• HOLDOVER (noun)
  The noun HOLDOVER has 2 senses:

1. an official who remains in office after his term

2. something that has survived from the past

  Familiarity information: HOLDOVER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOLDOVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An official who remains in office after his term

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hangover; holdover

Hypernyms ("holdover" is a kind of...):

functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)

Derivation:

hold over (continue a term of office past the normal period of time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something that has survived from the past

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hangover; holdover

Context example:

hangovers from the 19th century

Hypernyms ("holdover" is a kind of...):

survival (something that survives)

Derivation:

hold over (keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time)

 Context examples 

Most of the planets are in Capricorn, filling your ninth house of travel, international relationships, publishing, broadcasting, plus legal and academic matters, so one or more of these glittering areas will continue to be on your mind, a holdover since the very start of 2020.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

This is a holdover from December, but you will have a chance in early January to pick up new designer wardrobe items on sale, and you will be motivated to investigate ways to refresh your looks to get ready for birthday time.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)