holding
/ˈhəʊldɪŋ
/noun
1An area of land held by lease.He stated he had approximately 180 acres of his own land but also had rented other holdings throughout the area....
- You'd be talking about the areas where the holdings are vast and few and far between.
- This is reflected in our own region where most holdings are dependent on an off-farm income.
1.1The tenure of land held by lease.Land was held in customary tenure, the largest holdings by 250 daimyos (feudal lords), each with his retinue of dependent samurai....
- The current reserve land will be converted to fee simple holdings.
- Customary tenure systems are generally comprised of holdings and commons.
2 (holdings) Stocks, property, and other financial assets in someone’s possession: commercial property holdings...
- Shares feature prominently alongside a mixture of securities and property investments in the holdings of the superannuation funds.
- We screened the company's database looking for funds with diversified holdings that spread their assets to many nations in the region.
- On the back of hefty unrealised profits in their property and stock holdings, Japanese banks boosted their global operations, thinking the expansion could last forever.
Synonyms
possessions, belongings, valuables;
stock, property, capital, estate;
assets, funds, resources, savings, investments, securities, equities, bonds, stocks and shares, reserves
2.1Books, periodicals, magazines, and other material in a library.The doll complements the society's extensive library holdings of printed materials relating to the exposition....
- Later, I again heard him speak at the Huntington Library at a special showing of Huntington holdings of books and manuscripts related to the California gold rush.
- Although most major Australian libraries list the book in their holdings it is not well known.
