holding

Noun

1. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
2. A determination of law made by a court.
3. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
4. (obsolete) Logic; consistency.
5. A foul consisting of impermissibly restricting the movement of an opposing player with the hands or stick.
6. (obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.
7. (obsolete, rare) That which holds, binds, or influences; hold; influence; power.
8. (nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding)).

Verb

present participle and gerund of hold

hold

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun
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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/

Synonyms

bearing

keeping

supporting

property

seizing

stock

possessing

taking

carrying

sustaining

possession

retention

grasping

storage

belongings

preserving

estate

share

wearing

receiving

catching

having

carrying out

ascendance

governance

containing

assuming

conducting

capacity

sticking

rule

reign

ruling

farm

protecting

regulation

seating

maintenance

ascendancy

placing

land

accommodating

attendance

fortune

retaining

custody

locking

credit side

credit memo

credit balance

Translations

tenue

patrimonio

possession

avoir

pertenencia

propriedade

participación

podere

conservation

tenura

propriété

περιουσία

dotazione

Vermögen

propietat

Sentences

Military personnel are on guard holding their guns .

He turned from the door and walked slowly toward the gate , still holding the keys in his hand .

Young girl wearing white holding colorful paper by her mouth .