Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. retention, keeping, holding(noun)

   the act of retaining something

2. property, belongings, holding(noun)

   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. holding(Noun)

   Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

2. holding(Noun)

   A determination of law made by a court.

3. holding(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Holding

   of Hold

2. Holding(noun)

   the act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining

3. Holding(noun)

   a tenure; a farm or other estate held of another

4. Holding(noun)

   that which holds, binds, or influences

5. Holding(noun)

   the burden or chorus of a song

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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.

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

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. Steny Hoyer:

   We're holding our powder dry.

2. Circuit Judge Gerald Lynch:

   We'll all be holding our breath.

3. Jerry Nadler:

   I wouldn't call it holding hostage.

4. Ulas Ozturk:

   This has nothing to do with Boydak Holding.

5. George S. Patton:

   Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

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