noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of holding over.
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overhold
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verb
Meaning 2
To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate.
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Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: overprice, overstate, overapproximate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overreckon, overthink
Antonyms: understate, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underestimate, underguess, underjudge, underrate, underreckon
verb
Meaning 3
To hold over; keep.
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Usage: transitive
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History
Etymology
From Middle English overholden, from Old English oferhealdan (“to overcome, overtake, hold over, delay to do, neglect”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *haldaną (“to hold”), equivalent to over- + hold. Cognate with Dutch overhouden (“to hang on, hold over, save”), German überhalten (“to hold on to, keep”), Danish overholde (“to observe”).