holding

Pronunciation

• enPR: hōldʹ-ĭng, IPA ^(key): /ˈhoːldɪŋ/
  • (AU) IPA ^(key): [ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ]
  • (UK) IPA ^(key): [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ]
  • (US) IPA ^(key): [ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ]

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• Hyphenation: hold‧ing

Verb

Plain form hold

Third-person singular holds

Past tense held

Past participle held

Present participle holding

1. The present participle of hold.

Noun

Singular holding

Plural holdings

1. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

   He sold his holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.

2. A determination of law made by a court.

   It was the holding of the Supreme Court that illegally obtained evidence could not be used at trial.

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