holding
/ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
adjective
- Designed to keep someone or something in a particular place or state temporarily.
- The airline has a holding area for delayed passengers.
- The police put him in a holding cell until his hearing.
- The zoo uses a holding pen for new animals before they are introduced.
noun
- An area of land that someone owns or rents, especially for farming.
- The family has a small holding where they grow vegetables.
- Many small holdings in the region are being sold to larger farms.
- He inherited a large holding of farmland in the valley.
- Something that someone owns, especially shares in a company or financial assets.
- They sold their entire holding in the airline last month.
- She increased her holding in the tech company to 15 percent.
- The investor's holding includes stocks, bonds, and real estate.
- The act of keeping or possessing something.
- The holding of the suspect requires a court order.
- The holding of the election was delayed due to bad weather.
- The holding of the documents is illegal without permission.
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