holding
noun
[ ˈhəʊldɪŋ ]
• an area of land held by lease.
• stocks, property, and other financial assets in someone's possession.
• "commercial property holdings"
Similar:
possessions,
belongings,
valuables,
stock,
property,
capital,
estate,
assets,
funds,
resources,
savings,
investments,
securities,
equities,
bonds,
stocks and shares,
reserves,
hold
verb
• grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.
• "she was holding a brown leather suitcase"
Similar:
clasp,
hold on to,
clutch,
grasp,
grip,
clench,
cling to,
have in one's hand,
carry,
bear,
cleave to,
• keep or detain (someone).
• "the police were holding him on a murder charge"
Similar:
detain,
hold in custody,
imprison,
lock up,
shut up,
put behind bars,
put in prison,
put in jail,
incarcerate,
keep under lock and key,
confine,
impound,
immure,
intern,
constrain,
keep under constraint,
put away,
put inside,
Opposite:
let go,
• remain secure, intact, or in position without breaking or giving way.
• "the boat's anchor would not hold"
• contain or be capable of containing (a specified amount).
• "the tank held twenty-four gallons"
Similar:
have a capacity of,
take,
have room for,
have space for,
contain,
comprise,
accommodate,
fit,
seat,
have seats for,
• have in one's possession.
• "the managing director still holds fifty shares in the company"
Similar:
possess,
have,
own,
bear,
carry,
be the owner of,
have in one's possession,
be in possession of,
have to one's name,
• keep or reserve for someone.
• "a booking can be held for twenty-four hours"
• prevent from going ahead or occurring.
• "hold your fire!"
• arrange and take part in (a meeting or conversation).
• "a meeting was held at the church"
Similar:
convene,
call,
assemble,
summon,
conduct,
have,
organize,
run,
preside over,
officiate at,
convoke,
Origin:
Old English haldan, healdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch houden and German halten ; the noun is partly from Old Norse hald ‘hold, support, custody’.
