Definitions for holding
ˈhoʊl dɪŋhold·ing

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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";

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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. Michael Klompas:

   Will we do a better job fighting influenza because of what we've learned ? i hope so, but I'm not holding my breath.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   The problem is not Guantanamo or holding them somewhere else.

3. Shane Lewis:

   You can rustle a chip packet and they know what’s in there, that makes them aggressive. Greg Piper said when Greg Piper visited the site, Greg Piper saw tourists holding out apples, bananas, corn chips and other processed foods to the wild animals, The Guardian reported. Kangaroos typically graze on grasses. A nutritionist for a zoo in Australia said disrupting a kangaroo's diet can result in aggression and health problems. ( Facebook/Kroosn Shuttle Service Pty Ltd) Disrupting the kangaroo’s natural diet can cause health problems, such as stomach ulcers, and cause aggression, according to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.

4. Randy Frederick:

   If things don't settle down in China, we could have another ugly open (Tuesday) and you wouldn't want to be caught holding positions you bought this morning.

5. Daniel Loeb:

   At this valuation we're happy to continue holding.

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