holding

See also: Holding

English

enPR: hōldʹ-ĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈhoːldɪŋ/
- (General Australian) IPA^(key): [ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ]
- (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ]
- (US) IPA^(key): [ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ]
- Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊldɪŋ
Hyphenation: hold‧ing

holding (plural holdings)

Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
- 2009, The Economist, Law and order in Italy: Trouble with figures
  Italy's right-wing prime minister was about to cure his biggest headache by selling the state's holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.
A determination of law made by a court.
A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, V. i. 3:
  Take again / From this my hand, as holding of the Pope / Your sovereign greatness and authority.
(obsolete) That which holds, binds, or influences.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)
(obsolete) Logic; consistency.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, IV. ii. 27:
  This has no holding, / To swear by him whom I protest to love / That I will work against him.
(obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, II. vii. 109:
  Make battery to our ears with the loud music; / The while I'll place you; then the boy shall sing. / The holding every man shall beat as loud / As his strong sides can volley.
(in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding)).

something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds

determination of law by court

holding

present participle of hold
They were caught holding hands in the dark.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:
  Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, […] , and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.

Terms derived from holding (verb)

holding m or f (plural holdings)

holding m (plural holdings)

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