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	Pronounced	Usage
HrÓ&Eth;Valdr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Sylvester	[sil'vestə]
Ahenobarbus	-	Ancient Roman
Hedda	HED-dah	Norwegian, Swedish
Lucia	loo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)	Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Franny	FRAN-ee	English