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. They kept my seat at the opera as a holdover because I am a patron.
HOLDOVER
Meaning of HOLDOVER in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012