holdover

holdover
Synonyms and related words:
afterglow, afterimage, balance, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, debris, detritus, end, fag end, filings, fossil, husks, incumbent, ins, jack-in-office, lame duck, leavings, leftovers, new broom, odds and ends, office-bearer, officeholder, offscourings, orts, parings, president-elect, public official, public servant, rags, refuse, relics, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, rest, roach, rubbish, ruins, rump, sawdust, scourings, scraps, shadow, shavings, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings, trace, vestige, waste

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • holdover — noun carry over, individual who stays on, one who remains, one who stays on, relic, remainder, remaining portion associated concepts: eviction, holdover tenant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • holdover — n. Any person or thing remaining from a previous period of use, tenure, etc; Specifically: an official who remains in office after his term. Syn: hangover. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • holdover — ☆ holdover [hōld′ō΄vər] n. a person or thing staying on from a previous period; specif., an officeholder who continues in office or an entertainer whose engagement is extended …   English World dictionary

  • holdover — n. a holdover from (a holdover from the old days) * * * [ həʊldˌəʊvə] a holdover from (a holdover from the old days) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • holdover — {n.} 1. A successful movie or theater production that plays longer than originally planned. * /Because of its great popularity. Star Wars was a holdover in most movie theaters./ 2. A reservation not used at the lime intended, but used later. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • holdover — {n.} 1. A successful movie or theater production that plays longer than originally planned. * /Because of its great popularity. Star Wars was a holdover in most movie theaters./ 2. A reservation not used at the lime intended, but used later. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • holdover — hold|o|ver [ˈhəuldˌəuvə US ˈhouldˌouvər] n AmE an action, feeling, or idea that has continued from the past into the present = ↑hangover holdover from ▪ Her terrible fear of dogs is a holdover from her childhood. →hold over at ↑hold1 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • holdover — noun 1. A successful movie or theater production that plays longer than originally planned. Because of its great popularity. Star Wars was a holdover in most movie theaters. 2. A reservation not used at the lime intended, but used later. They… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • holdover — UK [ˈhəʊldˌəʊvə(r)] / US [ˈhoʊldˌoʊvər] noun [countable] Word forms holdover : singular holdover plural holdovers mainly American a hangover from a past situation …   English dictionary

  • holdover — noun Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time. That policy is a holdover from days of punch card data entry …   Wiktionary

  • holdover — hold|o|ver [ hould,ouvər ] noun count 1. ) a HANGOVER from a past situation: holdover from: Many of these laws are holdovers from colonial times. 2. ) AMERICAN someone who worked for an organization that existed in the past and who now works for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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