Holding

ˈhəuldɪŋ n. 1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. øholding company a company created to hold the shares of other companies, which it then controls. holding operation a manoeuvre designed to maintain the status quo.

ˈhəuldɪŋ n. 1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. øholding company a company created to hold the shares of other companies, which it then controls. holding operation a manoeuvre designed to maintain the status quo.

'gəuldiŋ

haltend

Hold \Hold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf. {Avast}, {Halt}, {Hod}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. [1913 Webster] The loops held one curtain to another. --Ex. xxxvi. 12. [1913 Webster] Thy right hand shall hold me. --Ps. cxxxix. 10. [1913 Webster] They all hold swords, being expert in war. --Cant. iii. 8. [1913 Webster] In vain he seeks, that having can not hold. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . . . A fasting tiger safer by the tooth, Than keep in peace that hand which thou dost hold. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend. [1913 Webster] We mean to hold what anciently we claim Of deity or empire. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office. [1913 Webster] This noble merchant held a noble house. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] And now the strand, and now the plain, they held. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. [1913 Webster] We can not hold mortality's strong hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Death! what do'st? O, hold thy blow. --Grashaw. [1913 Webster] He had not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 5. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain. [1913 Webster] Hold not thy peace, and be not still. --Ps. lxxxiii. 1. [1913 Webster] Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall hold their course. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 6. To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service. [1913 Webster] I would hold more talk with thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for. [1913 Webster] Broken cisterns that can hold no water. --Jer. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] One sees more devils than vast hell can hold. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 8. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain. [1913 Webster] Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught. --2 Thes. ii.15. [1913 Webster] But still he held his purpose to depart. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 9. To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge. [1913 Webster] I hold him but a fool. --Shak. [1913 Webster] I shall never hold that man my friend. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. --Ex. xx. 7. [1913 Webster] 10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high. [1913 Webster] Let him hold his fingers thus. --Shak. [1913 Webster] {To hold a wager}, to lay or hazard a wager. --Swift. {To hold forth}, (a) v. t.to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. ``The propositions which books hold forth and pretend to teach.'' --Locke. (b) v. i. To talk at length; to harangue. {To held in}, to restrain; to curd. {To hold in hand}, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to have in one's power. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And hold a lady in hand. --Beaw. & Fl. {To hold in play}, to keep under control; to dally with. --Macaulay. {To hold off}, to keep at a distance. {To hold on}, to hold in being, continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on. {To hold one's day}, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {To hold one's own}. To keep good one's present condition absolutely or relatively; not to fall off, or to lose ground; as, a ship holds her own when she does not lose ground in a race or chase; a man holds his own when he does not lose strength or weight. {To hold one's peace}, to keep silence. {To hold out}. (a) To extend; to offer. ``Fortune holds out these to you as rewards.'' --B. Jonson. (b) To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. ``He can not long hold out these pangs.'' --Shak. {To hold up}. (a) To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head. (b) To support; to sustain. ``He holds himself up in virtue.''--Sir P. Sidney. (c) To exhibit; to display; as, he was held up as an example. (d) To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold up your horses. (e) to rob, usually at gunpoint; -- often with the demand to ``hold up'' the hands. (f) To delay. {To hold water}. (a) Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as, his statements will not hold water. [Colloq.] (b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in the water, thus checking the headway of a boat. [1913 Webster]

Holding \Hold"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. [1913 Webster] 2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. [1913 Webster] 3. That which holds, binds, or influences. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] {Holding note} (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move. [1913 Webster]

I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. land held especially by a vassal or tenant b. property (as land or securities) owned — usually used in plural 2. a ruling of a court especially on an issue of law raised in a case — compare dictum 3. something that holds II. adjective Date: 1568 1. having the effect of holding back or delaying something 2. intended for usually temporary storage or retention

n. 1 a land held by lease (cf. SMALLHOLDING). b the tenure of land. 2 stocks, property, etc. held. Phrases and idioms: holding company a company created to hold the shares of other companies, which it then controls. holding operation a manoeuvre designed to maintain the status quo.

Hold \Hold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf. {Avast}, {Halt}, {Hod}.] 1. To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. The loops held one curtain to another. --Ex. xxxvi. 12. Thy right hand shall hold me. --Ps. cxxxix. 10. They all hold swords, being expert in war. --Cant. iii. 8. In vain he seeks, that having can not hold. --Spenser. France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . . . A fasting tiger safer by the tooth, Than keep in peace that hand which thou dost hold. --Shak. 2. To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend. We mean to hold what anciently we claim Of deity or empire. --Milton. 3. To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office. This noble merchant held a noble house. --Chaucer. Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute. --Knolles. And now the strand, and now the plain, they held. --Dryden. 4. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. We can not hold mortality's strong hand. --Shak. Death! what do'st? O,hold thy blow. --Grashaw. He hat not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue. --Macaulay. 5. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain. Hold not thy peace, and be not still. --Ps. lxxxiii. 1. Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall hold their course. --Milton. 6. To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service. I would hold more talk with thee. --Shak. 7. To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for. Broken cisterns that can hold no water. --Jer. ii. 13. One sees more devils than vast hell can hold. --Shak. 8. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain. Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught. --2 Thes. ii.15. But still he held his purpose to depart. --Dryden. 9. To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge. I hold him but a fool. --Shak. I shall never hold that man my friend. --Shak. The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. --Ex. xx. 7. 10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high. Let him hold his fingers thus. --Shak. {To hold a wager}, to lay or hazard a wager. --Swift. {To hold forth}, to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. ``The propositions which books hold forth and pretend to teach.'' --Locke. {To held in}, to restrain; to curd. {To hold in hand}, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to have in one's power. [Obs.] O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And hold a lady in hand. --Beaw. & Fl. {To hold in play}, to keep under control; to dally with. --Macaulay. {To hold off}, to keep at a distance. {To hold on}, to hold in being, continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on. {To hold one's day}, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {To hold one's own}.

Holding \Hold"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. 2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. 3. That which holds, binds, or influences. --Burke. 4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] --Shak. {Holding note} (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.

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holding adj : designed for (usually temporary) retention; "a holding pen"; "a retaining wall" [syn: {retaining}] n 1: the act of keeping in your possession [syn: {retention}, {keeping}] 2: something owned; any tangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; [syn: {property}, {belongings}, {material possession}]

(n.) The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.

(n.) A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.

(n.) That which holds, binds, or influences.

(n.) The burden or chorus of a song.

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holding cell n : a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial

Warteschaltung {f}

Dachgesellschaft {f}

holding company \holding company\ n. (Finance) A company that controls other independently incorporated companies by ownership of most or all of their stock, but does not directly control the daily operations of those companies. [PJC]

noun Date: 1906 a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies — compare investment company

holding company n : a company with controlling shares in other companies

holding device n : a device for holding something

Aufnahme (Werkstück) {f}

Händchen haltend

Holding \Hold"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. [1913 Webster] 2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. [1913 Webster] 3. That which holds, binds, or influences. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] {Holding note} (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move. [1913 Webster]

Holding \Hold"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. 2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. 3. That which holds, binds, or influences. --Burke. 4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] --Shak. {Holding note} (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.

festhaltend

Dachverband {m}

ausharrend

ræcing

Warteseite {f}

noun Date: circa 1952 1. the usually oval course flown (as over an airport) by aircraft awaiting clearance especially to land 2. a state of waiting or suspended activity or progress

Haltedauer {f}

bereithaltend

überfallend

'gəuldiŋkə'pæsiti

'gəuldiŋ'kʌmpəni

Holdingford, MN (city, FIPS 29582) Location: 45.73084 N, 94.47115 W Population (1990): 561 (228 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56340

Besitz {m}

Beteiligungsquote {f}

Any company which directly or indirectly owns or controls, with power to vote, more than five percent of voting shares of each of one or more other banks.

bank holding company n : a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks

erblickend

Behold \Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See {Hold}.] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes. [1913 Webster] When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num. xxi. 9. [1913 Webster] Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. --John. i. 29. [1913 Webster] Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern. [1913 Webster]

Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, a. Obliged; beholden. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster] So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. --Shak.

Behold \Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See {Hold}.] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes. When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num. xxi. 9. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. --John. i. 29. Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.

Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, a. Obliged; beholden. [Obs.] I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. --Robynson (More's Utopia). So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. --Fuller.

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beholding n : perception by means of the eyes [syn: {visual perception}, {seeing}]

(a.) Obliged; beholden.

(n.) The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld.

Beholdingness \Be*hold"ing*ness\, n., The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

Beholdingness \Be*hold"ing*ness\, n., The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.

(n.) The state of being obliged or beholden.

Blanch holding \Blanch" hold`ing\ (Scots Law) A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise. [1913 Webster]

Blanch holding \Blanch" hold`ing\ (Scots Law) A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.

() A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.

Blench holding \Blench" hold`ing\ (Law) See {Blanch holding}. [1913 Webster]

Blench holding \Blench" hold`ing\ (Law) See {Blanch holding}.

() See Blanch holding.

rechtsfähig

Foreholding \Fore*hold"ing\, n. Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

Foreholding \Fore*hold"ing\, n. Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.

(n.) Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication.

noun Date: 1967 solicitous attention, support, or instruction (as in servicing clients) • hand-holder noun

Er ließ sie in der Tinte.

Er ließ sie in der Tinte.

Inhold \In*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inheld}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inholding}.] To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]

noun Date: 1947 privately owned land inside the boundary of a national park

Inhold \In*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inheld}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inholding}.] To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.

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Landholder \Land"hold`er\, n. A holder, owner, or proprietor of land. -- {Land"hold`ing}, n. & a. [1913 Webster]

landholding \landholding\ n. 1. ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A holding in the form of land; the land owned by a person. [WordNet 1.5]

noun Date: circa 1890 1. the state or fact of holding or owning land 2. property in land • landholding adjective

Landholder \Land"hold`er\, n. A holder, owner, or proprietor of land. -- {Land"hold`ing}, n. & a.

landholding n 1: ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land 2: a holding in the form of land

Leaseholder \Lease"hold`er\, n. A tenant under a lease. -- {Lease"hold`ing}, a. & n. [1913 Webster]

Leaseholder \Lease"hold`er\, n. A tenant under a lease. -- {Lease"hold`ing}, a. & n.

{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, * /In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag./ 2. To force (someone) to take the whole responsibility or blame for something that others should share. * /When the ball hit the glass, the team scattered and left George holding the bag./ * /After the party, the other girls on the clean-up committee went away with their dates, and left Mary holding the bag./

multibank holding company n : a bank holding company owning several banks

Nonslaveholding \Non*slave"hold`ing\, a. Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State. [1913 Webster]

Nonslaveholding \Non*slave"hold`ing\, a. Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State.

(a.) Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State.

Freihandbestand {pl}

Präsenzbestand {m}

Kühllagerbehälter {m}

Straßenlage {f}

noun Date: 1932 chiefly British the qualities of an automobile that tend to make it respond precisely to the driver's steering

Aktienbesitz {m}

noun see shareholder

shareholding n : a holding in the form of shares of corporations

Slaveholding \Slave"hold`ing\, a. Holding persons in slavery. [1913 Webster]

adjective or noun see slaveholder

Slaveholding \Slave"hold`ing\, a. Holding persons in slavery.

(a.) Holding persons in slavery.

slaveholding adj : where slavery was legal; "a slave state"; "the slaveholding South"