/ Dictionary / Index H holdover: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hold•o•ver Pronunciation: (hōld'ō"vur), [key] — n. a person or thing remaining from a former period. overset that can be kept for future use. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: holdover (Thesaurus) holdout holdup Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language