OVERHOLD

Etymology

Verb

overhold (third-person singular simple present overholds, present participle overholding, simple past overheld, past participle overholden or overheld)

(transitive) To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate.

(transitive) To hold over; keep.

Noun

overhold (plural overholds)

The act or process of holding over.

Anagrams

• hold over, holdover

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*hold", v. t.

Definition: To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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