holdover

[hohld-oh-ver]

noun

1. a person or thing remaining from a former period.

2. Printing.,  overset that can be kept for future use.

Word History and Origins

Origin of holdover¹

1885–1890, noun use of verb phrase hold over

Example Sentences

Federal investigators determined that the Jan. 7 fire was a so-called holdover from the Jan. 1 fire, continuing to smolder and burn underground after firefighters thought they had extinguished it.

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Still, even with the ruling in place, discrimination and surveillance continue — holdovers from centuries of colonial rule.

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“Who’d have thought Oasis, the Britpop holdover that seemingly couldn’t be more out of vogue, could fill Staples Center?” the Orange County Register wrote about the evening.

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The three specialists, along with Ficken, are holdovers from the previous regime.

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“The Life of Chuck” feels like a holdover from this era of feel-good fare, reworked and retrofitted to align with our contemporary anxieties.

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