stockholdingnoun [ C or U ]
also stock-holding uk/ˈstɒkˌhəʊldɪŋ/usCOMMERCE, PRODUCTION an amount of goods that a company keeps for use in the future:
Warehousing and other stockholding costs will be high.
STOCK MARKET, FINANCE the shares that someone owns in a particular company, or in companies in general:
Caterpillar continued as the investment fund's largest stockholding, followed by General Motors.
Keep at least a small portion of your stockholdings overseas.