holding company

noun

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

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The brand, now owned by luxury goods holding company, Richemont, installed Nicolas Luchsinger a year ago as CEO. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 The environmentalist and start-up specialist Suzy Amis Cameron has unveiled Inside Out LLC, a global holding company that serves up ecological and ethical solutions for six sectors. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025 According to research from bank holding company Capital One, around 16 to 18 percent of U.S. adults annually. Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 The Oracle of Omaha acknowledged that his time at Berkshire may soon come to an end and a new leader at the famed conglomerate holding company will take over his highly popular yearly letters to investors. Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for holding company

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of holding company was in 1906

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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

holding company

see company

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