hold over
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "hold over"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to hold over
[phrase form: hold]
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āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŽā§‡āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϪ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to use information or secrets one knows about an individual to control, threaten, or pressure them into doing what one wants
to hold over definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She learned about her friend's past and did n't hesitate to hold it over her when they had an argument.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻ–āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
02

āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻŽā§ŒāϏ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to retain goods or merchandise, typically from one season to the next, for future sale or use
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The store decided to hold its winter inventory over for the following year.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āχāύāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϰāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to maintain someone or something in a position or state that dates back to an earlier period of time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's traditions were held over even after the change in ownership.
āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ“ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to prolong or extend a term of office or position beyond its regular or expected duration
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The president of the organization had to be held over until a suitable replacement was found.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ­āĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to postpone or delay addressing something, leaving it for future consideration or action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They decided to hold over the decision until they had more information.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϰāĻ“ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to extend the showing or performance of a film, play, or similar entertainment for a longer duration than originally planned
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Because of sold-out shows, they held the concert over for an additional night.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to delay or postpone either an event or someone's progress for a later time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Due to the weather, the flight was held over until conditions improved.
āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇, āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāχāϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ—āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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