overhold

== English == === 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”). === Verb === overhold (third-person singular simple present overholds, present participle overholding, simple past overheld, past participle overheld or overholden) (transitive) To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate. Synonyms: overprice; overstate; see also Thesaurus:overestimate Antonyms: understate; see also Thesaurus:underestimate (transitive) To hold over; keep. ==== Derived terms ==== overholding === Noun === overhold (plural overholds) The act or process of holding over. === Anagrams === hold over, holdover == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === overhold imperative of overholde