holding

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: hōldʹ-ĭng, IPA: /ˈhoːldɪŋ/, X-SAMPA: /"ho:ldIN/
  • (Australia) IPA: [ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ], X-SAMPA: ["h@}5dIN]
  • (UK) IPA: [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ], X-SAMPA: ["h@U5dIN]
  • (US) IPA: [ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ], X-SAMPA: ["hoU5dIN]

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• Rhymes: -əʊldɪŋ
• Hyphenation: hold‧ing

Noun

Wikipedia holding (plural holdings)

1. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
2. A determination of law made by a court.
3. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
4. (obsolete) That which holds, binds, or influences.

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5. (obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.

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Coordinate terms

• (determination): finding

Translations

something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds

• Armenian: հոլդինգ (hy) (holding)
• Finnish: omistus, omistusosuus

• French: possession (fr)
• Russian: владение (ru) (vladénije) n, холдинг (ru) (xólding) m (company)

determination of law by court

• Russian: судебное решение (sudébnoje rešénije)

Verb

holding

1. Present participle of hold.

Derived terms

Terms derived from holding (verb)

holding the ball holding the cards

holding the man inholding