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holding company

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noun Finance.

a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).

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Nearby words

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Origin of holding company

First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for holding company

holding company

noun

a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for holding company

holding company

A company that controls other companies.

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