HOLDING


Meaning of HOLDING in English

/ ˈhəʊldɪŋ; NAmE ˈhoʊ-/ noun

1.

holding (in sth) a number of shares that sb 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

3.

a piece of land that is rented by sb and used for farming

—see also smallholding

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.