hold open

1. 1.

   retain rights to

   “keep my job for me while I give birth”

   “keep my seat, please”

   “keep open the possibility of a merger”

   Synonymskeep openkeepsave

   Broaderreserve

Questions about hold open

What does hold open mean?

hold open means "retain rights to".

What is another word for hold open?

Close synonyms include keep open, keep, save. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.