Definition of holdover Holdover

/howˈldowˌvɚ/ - [howldowver] - hold•o•ver

We found 5 definitions of holdover from 3 different sources.

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What does holdover mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: holdovers

holdover - an official who remains in office after his term
  hangover
  functionary, official someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
holdover - something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"
  hangover
  survival something that survives
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  • holdover (Noun)
    Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
  • holdover (Noun)
    The distance at target by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target.

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holdover in sign language
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