Definitions for Holding
ˈhoʊl dɪŋhold·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. retention, keeping, holdingnoun

   the act of retaining something

2. property, belongings, holdingnoun

   something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

   "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. holdingnoun

   Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

2. holdingnoun

   A determination of law made by a court.

3. holdingnoun

   A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Holdingnoun

   Etymology: from hold.

   1. Tenure; farm.

   Holdings were so plentiful, and holders so scarce, as well was the landlord who could not get a tenant. Carew.

   2.It sometimes signifies the burthen or chorus of a song. Hanm.

   The holding every man shall beat as loud
   As his strong sides can volly. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Holding

   of Hold

2. Holdingnoun

   the act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining

3. Holdingnoun

   a tenure; a farm or other estate held of another

4. Holdingnoun

   that which holds, binds, or influences

5. Holdingnoun

   the burden or chorus of a song

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Holding

   The holding is a court's determination of a matter of law based on the issue presented in the particular case. In other words: under this law, with these facts, this result.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HOLDING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Holding is ranked #18614 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Holding surname appeared 1,479 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Holding.
   
   86.3% or 1,277 total occurrences were White.
   7.6% or 113 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 35 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.4% or 22 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Possession

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Holding' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1433

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Holding' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2036

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Holding' in Nouns Frequency: #1985

How to pronounce Holding?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Holding in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Holding in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Holding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Holding in a Sentence

1. H.L. Mencken:

   The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government they have only a talent for getting and holding office.

2. Trevor Stirling:

   Does the Commission need more extensions? Does the Tribunal end up holding public hearings? Is there an appeal to the Competition Appeal Court? Those are all the things that would be significant.

3. Tokyo Metropolitan Government:

   I do n’t think holding talks under the current circumstances will produce a positive message, i will not attend the meeting.

4. San Jose Police Department:

   We will correct some misinformation that has been circulating and are releasing images of the fight and struggle over a handgun that occurred inside the La Victoria Restaurant and of the individual who was holding the handgun at the time he was shot by one of our Officers.

5. Laura Carstensen:

   Unfortunately the recruitment practices of too many businesses still remain trapped in permafrost and that's holding back women and ultimately the companies themselves, the recruitment process to the boards of Britain's top companies remains shadowy and opaque and is acting as a barrier to unleashing female talent.

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