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hold over
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Princeton's WordNet
hold oververb
intimidate somebody (with a threat)
"She was holding it over him"
carry over, hold oververb
hold over goods to be sold for the next season
hold oververb
keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
hold oververb
continue a term of office past the normal period of time
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put offverb
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
Wiktionary
hold overnoun
something left from an earlier time
hold oververb
to save, delay
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hold over
To "hold over" generally refers to extending or continuing something beyond its original, scheduled, or expected time limit. This could refer to delaying or postponing actions, decisions, or positions. It can also refer to retaining something or someone in a role or a position beyond their officially designated term. The exact interpretation of "hold over" may vary slightly depending on its usage in legal, business, political or everyday contexts.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hold over in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hold over in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of hold over in a Sentence
Democrats inference that Donald Trump is guilty because Donald Trump does not voluntarily permit Donald Trump deputies to testify hasrankled Republicans, who assert the importance of the presumption of innocence. Joe Biden then knocked Trumps argument that less than half of Americans support Joe Biden removal from office. Hes dumbing down the presidency beyond what I even thought Joe Biden would do, Joe Biden said. We need to restore the integrity of the presidency. Democratic presidential candidates from left, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, South Bend Mayor South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and businessman Tom Steyer stand on stage during a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. ( Associated Press) Later, Democrats largely defended Trumps breakthrough U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which White House passed hours earlier. However, candidatesrailed against Trumps economy, despite multipleindicators that the economy is doing well. The U.S. unemployment rate stands at a half-century low of 3.5 percent, backed by consistently strong job gains in recent months that have largely squelched fears of a recession that had taken hold over the summer. This economy is not working for most of us, the middle class is getting killed, Joe Biden added. Joe Biden said the economy was not.
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