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

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

From Los Angeles Times

“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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

"I think there's a holdover from the boomer generation here in America that lived through the Cold War," Buck says, "and I don't quite grasp why - but they say Russia's bad."

From BBC