hold·ing

(hōl′dĭng)

a. Land rented or leased from another.

b. often holdings Legally owned property, such as land, capital, or stocks.

2. holdings The collection of books and other reading materials at a library.

3. Law The part of a court opinion that announces how the law is being applied to the particular facts of the case and that may establish precedent for future similar cases.

4. Sports Illegal use of the arms, hands, body, or playing stick to obstruct the movements of an opponent.

adj.

1. Tending to impede or delay progress: a holding action.

2. Designed for usually short-term storage or retention: a holding tank; a holding cell.

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holding

(ˈhəʊldɪŋ)

1. (Law) land held under a lease and used for agriculture or similar purposes

2. (Law) (often plural) property to which the holder has legal title, such as land, stocks, shares, and other investments

3. (Boxing) sport the obstruction of an opponent with the hands or arms, esp in boxing

adj

informal Austral in funds; having money

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hold•ing

(ˈhoʊl dɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of one that holds.

2. a section of land leased or otherwise tenanted, esp. for agricultural purposes.

3. Often, holdings. legally owned property, as securities.

4. holdings, the collection of books, periodicals, and other materials in a library.

5. the illegal obstruction of an opponent, as in football, basketball, or ice hockey, by use of the hands, arms, or stick.

[1175–1225]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	holding - the act of retaining something retention, keeping possession, ownership - the act of having and controlling property withholding - the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence" storage - the act of storing something
	2.	holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; belongings, property possession - anything owned or possessed material possession, tangible possession - property or belongings that are tangible worldly belongings, worldly goods, worldly possessions - all the property that someone possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter" ratables, rateables - property that provides tax income for local governments hereditament - any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited intellectual property - intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights) community property - property and income belonging jointly to a married couple personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property - movable property (as distinguished from real estate) things - any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left" immovable, real estate, real property, realty - property consisting of houses and land commonage - property held in common landholding - a holding in the form of land salvage - property or goods saved from damage or destruction shareholding - a holding in the form of shares of corporations church property, spirituality, spiritualty - property or income owned by a church lease, letting, rental - property that is leased or rented out or let trade-in - an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one public property - property owned by a government wealth - property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value estate - everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities heirloom - (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance stockholding, stockholdings - a specific number of stocks or shares owned; "sell holdings he has in corporations" trust - something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"

holding

noun

Something, as land and assets, legally possessed.Often used in plural:

estate, possession (used in plural), property.

Translations

avoir tenue

dotazione pacchetto azionario patrimonio podere

holding

[ˈhəʊldɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= land) → pequeña propiedad f, parcela f, chacra f (S. Cone) holdings → terrenos mpl

2. (Comm) → valores mpl en cartera

3. (= act) → tenencia f

B. CPD holding company N (Comm) → holding m
holding operation N → operación f de contención

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holding

[ˈhəʊldɪŋ]

(= share) → parts fpl
to have a holding in sth → avoir des parts dans qch

(= farm) → exploitation f

adj (= delaying) [operation, action, tactic] → destiné(e) à retarder les chosesholding company n → holding m

holding

(Fin, of shares) → Anteil m (→ in an +dat); the maximum holding → der maximal zulässige Anteil

(of books, paintings) → Sammlung f → (of von)

(of land) → Landgut nt; a holding of 10 hectares → ein Landgut von 10 Hektar

holding

holding company

n → Holding(gesellschaft) f

holding operation

n → provisorische Maßnahme; (= damage limitation) → Schadensbegrenzungsaktion f

holding pattern

n (Aviat) → Warteschleife f; (fig) → Warteposition f

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holding

[ˈhəʊldɪŋ] n (land) → podere m, tenuta
holdings → terre fpl, proprietà fpl terriere holdings npl (Comm) → azioni fpl, titoli mpl

It isn't holding its charge (US)
It's not holding its charge (UK) → Moc rychle se to vybíjí → Batteriet løber ud med det samme → Es lässt sich nicht aufladen → No conserva la carga → Lataus ei pysy → Il se décharge immédiatement → Ne drži naboj → Non tiene la carica → 電荷がもちません → 금방 방전돼요 → Hij blijft niet opgeladen → Den holder ikke på ladingen → Bateria szybko się wyładowuje → Não está segurando a carga → Заряд не держится → Denladdar ur sig direkt → Şarj çabuk bitiyor → Xạc xong lại hết ngay → 充不满电了