holding

hold·ing

H0238200 (hōl′dĭng)n.1. 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.

holding

(ˈhəʊldɪŋ) n1. (Law) land held under a lease and used for agriculture or similar purposes2. (Law) (often plural) property to which the holder has legal title, such as land, stocks, shares, and other investments3. (Boxing) sport the obstruction of an opponent with the hands or arms, esp in boxingadjinformal Austral in funds; having money

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	holding - the act of retaining something retention, keepingpossession, ownership - the act of having and controlling propertywithholding - 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, propertypossession - anything owned or possessedmaterial possession, tangible possession - property or belongings that are tangibleworldly 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 governmentshereditament - any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inheritedintellectual 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 couplepersonal 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 landcommonage - property held in commonlandholding - a holding in the form of landsalvage - property or goods saved from damage or destructionshareholding - a holding in the form of shares of corporationschurch property, spirituality, spiritualty - property or income owned by a churchlease, letting, rental - property that is leased or rented out or lettrade-in - an item of property that is given in part payment for a new onepublic property - property owned by a governmentwealth - property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange valueestate - everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilitiesheirloom - (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritancestockholding, 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

nounSomething, as land and assets, legally possessed.Often used in plural:estate, possession (used in plural), property.

Translations

avoirtenuedotazionepacchetto azionariopatrimoniopodere

It isn't holding its charge (US)
It's not holding its charge (UK) → 充不满电了

holding

hold

To be in possession of drugs. You holding? Cause I'm looking to score.

holding

1. In sports, especially American football, a penalty issued to a player who has tried to obstruct an opponent's movement. Come on, ref, are you blind? That's holding!2. slang In possession of drugs. You holding? Cause I'm looking to score.

See:

be holding (one's) breath
be holding your breath
be left holding the baby
be left holding the bag
hold
hold (all) the aces
hold (all) the cards
hold (down) the fort
hold (one) at arm's length
hold (one) hostage
hold (one) to ransom
hold (one's) breath
hold (one's) end up
hold (one's) ground
hold (someone or something) at bay
hold (someone or something) in contempt
hold (someone) accountable (for someone)
hold (someone) for ransom
hold (something) in abeyance
hold (something) in reserve
hold (something) in store (for one)
hold (something) inside (of oneself)
hold a grudge
hold a gun to (one's) head
hold a meeting
hold a pistol to (one's) head
hold a wolf by the ears
hold an eel by the tail
hold back
hold by (something)
hold court
hold down
hold fast
hold firm
hold for (someone)
hold forth
hold hard
hold in
hold it
hold off
hold off from (doing something)
hold on
hold on for dear life
hold on tight
hold onto
hold out
hold out an olive branch (to someone)
hold out an/the olive branch
hold out hope
hold out on (someone or something)
hold out the olive branch (to someone)
hold over
hold promise
hold still for (someone or something)
hold the bag
hold the field
hold the floor
hold the key
hold the line
hold the phone
hold the purse strings
hold the reins
hold the ring
hold the sack
hold the stage
hold the whip hand
hold the wire
hold tight
hold to (something)
hold together
hold up
hold up to (something)
hold with (something)
hold with the hare and run with the hounds
hold(ing) the bag, to/be left
holding
holding pattern
in a holding pattern
leave (one) holding the baby
leave (one) holding the bag
leave holding the bag
leave somebody holding the baby
not hold (one's) breath
not hold still for (something)
there is no holding someone
there's no holding (someone)
there's no holding/stopping somebody
there's no stopping (someone)

Holding

A comprehensive term applied to the property, whether real, personal, or both, owned by an individual or a business. The legal principle derived from a judicial decision. That part of the written opinion of a court in which the law is specifically applied to the facts of the instant controversy. It is relied upon when courts use the case as an established precedent in a subsequent case.

A holding is distinguishable from dicta, which is language in the opinion relating some observation or example that may be illustrative, but which is not part of the court's judgment in the case.

holding

1) n. any ruling or decision of a court. 2) n. any real property to which one has title. 3) n. investment in a business. 4) v. keeping in one's possession.

holding

noun

Synonyms for holding

noun something, as land and assets, legally possessed

Synonyms

estate
possession
property

Synonyms for holding

noun the act of retaining something

Synonyms

retention
keeping

Related Words

possession
ownership
withholding
storage

noun something owned

Synonyms

belongings
property

Related Words

possession
material possession
tangible possession
worldly belongings
worldly goods
worldly possessions
ratables
rateables
hereditament
intellectual property
community property
personal estate
personal property
personalty
private property
things
immovable
real estate
real property
realty
commonage
landholding
salvage
shareholding
church property
spirituality
spiritualty
lease
letting
rental
trade-in
public property
wealth
estate
heirloom
stockholding
stockholdings
trust