holdover

/ˈhoʊldˌoʊvər/
noun
  1. A person or thing that remains from an earlier time or situation.
    • The old typewriter in the office is a holdover from the 1980s.
    • The tradition of wearing a uniform is a holdover from the school's founding in 1920.
    • Many of the company's policies are holdovers from when it was a small family business.
  2. An item that is kept or continued beyond its usual or expected time, such as a movie that stays in theaters longer than planned.
    • The summer blockbuster was such a hit that it became a holdover into the fall season.
    • The theater announced a holdover of the popular play for another two weeks.
    • Due to high demand, the exhibition was a holdover through the end of the month.
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