holding company
noun
a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
holding companies
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pluralof holding company.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The company is now one of the biggest restaurant holding companies in the world, with more than 33,400 locations generating $33.4 billion in sales globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Gramm-Leach-Bliley, of which one of us was the principal Senate sponsor, amended the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act to allow banks, securities companies and insurance companies to affiliate under well-capitalized financial-services holding companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Beacon’s founding was inspired by the success of other holding companies, said Ganenthiran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Cogen sold a combined 986,540 indirectly owned shares across five trusts and holding companies that he manages, fetching a total of $106 million.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
By the 1930s, however, utility holding companies came to symbolize the corporate corruption and greed that the average American saw as the root cause of the Great Depression.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
