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Webster 1913 Edition


Holding

Hold′ing

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Noun.
1.
The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
2.
A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
3.
That which holds, binds, or influences.
Burke.
4.
The burden or chorus of a song.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Holding note
(Mus.)
,
a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.

Webster 1828 Edition


Holding

HOLDING

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ppr.
Stopping; confining; restraining; keeping; retaining; adhering; maintaining, &c.

HOLDING

,
Noun.
A tenure; a farm held of a superior.
1.
The burden or chorus of a song.
2.
Hold; influence; power over.

Definition 2024


Holding

Holding

See also: holding

English

Proper noun

Holding

  1. A surname.

German

Noun

Holding f (genitive Holding, plural Holdings)

  1. holding company

holding

holding

See also: Holding

English

Noun

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.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)
  5. (obsolete) Logic; consistency.
  6. (obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.

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Usage notes

  • In texts about Russia, it is not uncommon that "holding" (a back-translation from the Russian loanword "холдинг") is used in the sense of a holding company or any company in general.

Verb

holding

  1. 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.

Derived terms


French

Noun

holding m, f (plural holdings)

  1. holding company

Spanish

Noun

holding m (plural holdings)

  1. holding company