holding company

American  

noun

Finance.

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

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holding company British  

noun

1. a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies

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holding company Cultural  

1. A company that controls other companies.

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Etymology

Origin of holding company

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

These range from major businesses, represented here with the largest dots, to more modest ventures and holding companies with less strategic value or prominence, shown with smaller dots.

From The Wall Street Journal

O’Neil is hopeful about the future of holding companies accountable for their algorithms, because it’s one of the few areas of bipartisan agreement remaining in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

An investor lawsuit has accused Kahn of funneling some of the fund’s money to Franchise Group, a Delaware retail holding company assembled by the investor that owned Vitamin Shoppe, Pet Supplies Plus and other chains.

From Los Angeles Times

He is chairman of studio holding company North Road Company, whose credits include films such as “Ford v Ferrari” and shows including “Love is Blind.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Only utility holding company Sempra received two red flags, in financial strength and customer satisfaction.

From The Wall Street Journal

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