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holding company

hold·ing com·pa·ny
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hohl-ding kuhm-puh-nee]
    • /ˈhoʊl dɪŋ ˈkʌm pə ni/
    • /ˈhəʊl.dɪŋ ˈkʌmpəni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohl-ding kuhm-puh-nee]
    • /ˈhoʊl dɪŋ ˈkʌm pə ni/

Definitions of holding company words

  • noun holding company a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company). 1
  • noun holding company company that holds shares in other companies 1
  • countable noun holding company A holding company is a company that has enough shares in one or more other companies to be able to control the other companies. 0
  • noun holding company a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies 0
  • noun holding company a corporation organized to hold bonds or stocks of other corporations, which it usually controls 0
  • noun holding company A holding company is a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies. 0
See all 6 definitions of holding company

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Origin of holding company

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Holding company

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Holding company

holding company popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for holding company

noun holding company

  • monopoly — exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. Compare duopoly, oligopoly.
  • corporation — A corporation is a large business or company.
  • conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
  • gang — a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
  • syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
All 19 Synonyms of holding company

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