holdover in Spanish
holdover in Spanish is remanente, vestigio — holdover means something kept or left over from an earlier period.
holdover in Spanish
remanente
vestigio
What does "holdover" mean?
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noun Something kept or left over from an earlier period.
"Castle Rock Middle School was a frowning pile of red brick standing between the Post Office and the Library, a holdover from the time when the town elders didn't feel entirely comfortable with a school unless it looked like a reformatory."
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noun (shooting) How far above the target a rifle scope is aimed, to allow for the bullet dropping on its way there.
"This rangefinder not only measures the distance to the target, but also provides a digital readout of the inches of holdover at that distance."
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holdover in a sentence
- Castle Rock Middle School was a frowning pile of red brick standing between the Post Office and the Library, a holdover from the time when the town elders didn't feel entirely comfortable with a school unless it looked like a reformatory.
- That policy is a holdover from days of punch card data entry.
- This rangefinder not only measures the distance to the target, but also provides a digital readout of the inches of holdover at that distance.
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What is "holdover" in Spanish?
"holdover" in Spanish is remanente, vestigio. holdover means: Something kept or left over from an earlier period.
Are there other ways to say "holdover" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "holdover": remanente, vestigio.
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