English

Verb

overhold ‎(third-person singular simple present overholds, present participle overholding, simple past overheld, past participle overheld or overholden)

1. (transitive) To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate.
   • 1854, REPORTS FROM SELECT COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND EVIDENCE:

     That is your opinion: you state here that you were induced to overhold the land [...]

2. (transitive) To hold over; keep.

Derived terms

• overholding

Noun

overhold ‎(plural overholds)

1. The act or process of holding over.
   • 2002, Walter H. Posner, The Leasing Process: A Guide for the Commercial Tenant:

     Overholding clauses serve the purpose of contractually regulating the terms and conditions of an overhold.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

overhold

1. imperative of overholde