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holder

holder

37 3.9
A person who has a check or bond and can get its money
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊldər/
  • Specialized
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  • China is the second largest holder of foreign US bonds.
  • debt holders
  • paid to the holder
  • bank debt holders

China is the second largest holder of foreign US bonds.

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Examples

  • Otherwise, the firm has to face bankruptcy for default of payment to debt holders.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Madison insisted that only the original holder would receive full value, and others would receive the going market value.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I was the vodka shot record holder in my class at West Point.

  • If the copyright holder is known, it is identified.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Option contracts explicitly give the option holder price protection, but the option of trading at a more favorable spot price.

  • And this bond is a perpetuity, that is, it pays to the holder a fixed amount every year, forever.

  • This interest you're paying goes to mortgage-backed security holders, not the banks.

  • Today's ten largest holders of petroleum reserves are state-owned companies, like Russia's Gazprom and Iran's national oil company.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The bank sent a notice to the cheque holder regarding the expiration date.

  • As the bond holder, she received monthly interest payments without any issues.

Synonyms

bearer
vsholder
  • Specialized
20 5.6

A person who has a check or paper that anyone holding can cash

is broader, including named payees and items payable to whoever presents them
possessor
vsholder
9 5.2

A person who owns something

applies to people with negotiable documents rather than general owners

Idioms

A joke that people look more attractive after drinking alcohol

9.9

A joking way to say people find others more attractive after drinking beer

Compounds

14 1.6

A person who has a pass to enter an event or travel

12 3.2

A person or organization that officially has the best result in an event

8 1.6

A small space in a car or chair that keeps a cup from falling

A bank or company that legally owns a home loan and gets the payments

A long thin tube you hold in your hand or mouth to keep a cigarette away from your face

2 4.0

A person who currently has first place in a competition

An object that holds candles upright

1 3.5

A person or team that has the cup after winning a competition

cartridge holder
  • Specialized
6.7

A part that holds bullets and fits into a gun

A person who does not pay money they owe to a bank or credit company on time

5.5

A large airtight container that stores gas for fuel

A long dish like a small boat for serving gravy

9.9

A small metal tool like tweezers that holds the end of a joint so you do not burn your fingers

A piece of underwear that supports a woman's breasts

How Entitled

owner
1.0
payee
  • Specialized
3 3.9
holder
  • Specialized
37 3.9
assignee
  • Formal
1 6.8

Surface Forms

holder singular
holders plural

Morphology

holder = hold (transparent) = hold + er

The legal/financial sense is an extension of 'person who holds' (the bearer or possessor of a document), formed with the agentive '-er'.

Etymology

Holder comes from hold 'to have or keep' plus -er 'one who does', so the holder of a cheque, ticket, or bond is the person who has it in their hand and can claim the payment or use it.