holdingnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈhəʊl.dɪŋ/us/ˈhoʊl.dɪŋ/something that you own such as shares in a company or buildings, or land that you rent and farm:
To ensure security the investment fund has holdings in many companies.
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Mortgages & real estate
- brick
- chain
- endowment policy
- estate agency
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- home buyer
- housebuyer
- land tenure
- landholding
- leasehold
- leaseholder
- lessee
- negative equity
- open house
- owner-occupied
- property developer
- rateable value
- real estate agent
- title deed
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Stock markets
holdingadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈhəʊl.dɪŋ/us/ˈhoʊl.dɪŋ/specializedIn football, if a midfield player has a holding role, their main job is to help the defence rather than attack an opponent's goal:
Without a holding midfielder, the two centre backs can be left exposed.
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- footballing
- futsal
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- relegation
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scissor kick
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- stoppage
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