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Definition of holding noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

holding

noun
 
/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/
 
/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/
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  1. holding (in something) a number of shares that somebody has in a company
    • She has a 40% holding in the company.
    see also fundholding
  2. an amount of property that is owned by a person, museum, library, etc.
    • one of the most important private holdings of Indian art
    • The holding has been housed in the museum since 2002.
  3. a piece of land that is rented by somebody and used for farming see also smallholding
See holding in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee holding in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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