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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Origin of holding company
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby holding company
holdfast, hold forth, hold good, hold in, holding, holding company, holding furnace, holding operation, holding paddock, holding pattern, holding tank
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British Dictionary definitions for holding company
holding company
noun
a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies
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Cultural definitions for holding company
holding company
A company that controls other companies.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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