holding company
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holding company
n.
A company controlling partial or complete interest in another company or other companies.
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holding company
n
(Accounting & Book-keeping) a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies
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hold′ing com`pany
n.
a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usu. does not engage directly in their productive operations.
[1905–10]
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Noun | 1. | holding company - a company with controlling shares in other companies company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" bank holding company - a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks |
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n (Comm) → holding f invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995