fundholder
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a word derived from
fundholding.
fundholdingnoun(formerly, in the National Health Service in Britain) the system enabling general practitioners to receive a fixed budget from which to pay for primary care, drugs, and nonurgent hospital treatment for patients
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To put that in context, a fundholder who invested $1,000 in Contrafund 35 years ago would have $101,000 today, compared to just $42,000 for an investor who earned market returns.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
They are for dealing with fundholder and landowner alike.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
The fundholder was a weight upon all industry, and as dead a weight as the landlord.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Sir Leslie Stephen
It was with exceeding difficulty that she was eventually persuaded to become a fundholder.
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Dutton Cook
If the debt were wiped out, a measure, be it understood, which we by no means recommend, the fundholder would cease to spend his five hundred pounds a year.
From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay