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

holding company

noun
 
/ˈhəʊldɪŋ kʌmpəni/
 
/ˈhəʊldɪŋ kʌmpəni/
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  1. a company that is formed to buy shares in other companies, which it then controls
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