holding
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
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activos
- He decided to diversify his holdings by investing in both stocks and real estate.
- property holdings
- library holdings
- land holdings
That's his biggest holding that he has.
- That's his biggest holding that he has.
- My largest holding is Apple and my second largest holding is Amazon.
- This is about half of my holding in Tattooed Chef.
Examples
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I called up Morse, Inc., to ask about Unisystems' holdings, and they told me, "That's our subsidiary."
Fiction book (1999) -
And that money accounts for all but 5 percent of his holdings.
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So I place my holdings under the protection of all of you.
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How did you manage to acquire such holdings?
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I'll offer you 10% of my net profits, plus 5% of all corporate holdings.
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And on that front, the track record of most states with large holdings is discouraging.
Academic text (2008) -
all my holdings in Lombardy, and my property on the Hudson.
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Pablo Delgado -- runs a four billion dollar real estate development company, with holdings all over the world.
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Yet, the size of land holdings also correlated with types of labor mobilities employed.
Academic text (2017) -
We now see that the document outlines all of Virtucon's holdings in a flow-chart fashion.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
∞
1.4
Something that a person or group owns, for example land and buildings
∞
3.5
A part of a company that people buy and sell
406
4.2
A share in a business or project
230
2.0
The state of having or controlling something, especially property
187
2.5
The legal right to have and control something like a house
173
5.4
The value of what you own in a house or company after you pay off debts
1
5.0
The shares a person or group owns in a company
1
5.1
An area of land that someone owns, like a farm or property
1
5.3
Shares that a person or group owns in a company
Valuable things a person or company owns, like money and buildings
The total number of shares a person or company owns
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.1
Being the only person who must deal with a problem after others avoid it
Compounds
33
4.1
A secure room in a police station where people wait briefly before going to court
- Specialized
2
5.2
A company that owns or controls banks, usually to manage them
An enclosed area where farmers keep animals for a short time before moving them
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word holding for things like property or shares also comes from the verb hold, meaning 'to have' or 'to keep'. So your holdings are the things you own or control.