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put a hold on
put a hold on something
to place restriction on something so that it is reserved, delayed, or inactivated. The bank put a hold on my credit card until I paid my bill. The committee agreed to put a hold on the troublesome piece of business.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Colomba | | - | Italian |
Charlot | | shar-LO | French |
Velvet | | VEL-vət | English |
ÚRsula | | OOR-soo-lə (Portuguese), OOR-soo-lah (Spanish) | Portuguese, Spanish |
Elanor | | - | Literature |
Keara | | - | English (Modern) |