See holding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding))."
],
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[
"holding company",
"holding company"
],
[
"company",
"company"
],
[
"холдинг",
"холдинг#Russian"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding))."
],
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"in texts about Russia"
],
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]
}
],
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{
"enpr": "hōldʹ-ĭng"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ]",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ]",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ]",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-əʊldɪŋ"
}
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "holding",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"word": "հոլդինգ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vladénie",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "владе́ние"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pritežávane",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "притежа́ване"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"word": "omistus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"word": "omistusosuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "possession"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"word": "possesso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "posesie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vladénije",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "владе́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xólding",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хо́лдинг"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"english": "company",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds",
"word": "pussessu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sudébnoje rešénije",
"sense": "determination of law by court",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "суде́бное реше́ние"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "tenure; farm or other estate held of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gabháltas"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"holding"
],
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"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Irish translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Romanian translations",
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{
"word": "bag of holding"
},
{
"word": "be left holding the baby"
},
{
"word": "blanch holding"
},
{
"word": "blench holding"
},
{
"word": "bondholding"
},
{
"word": "breath-holding"
},
{
"word": "cardholding"
},
{
"word": "cross holding"
},
{
"word": "crossholding"
},
{
"word": "cross-holding"
},
{
"word": "deedholding"
},
{
"word": "fiefholding"
},
{
"word": "freeholding"
},
{
"word": "fundholding"
},
{
"word": "handholding"
},
{
"word": "holding action"
},
{
"word": "holding cell"
},
{
"word": "holding charge"
},
{
"word": "holding company"
},
{
"word": "holding deal"
},
{
"word": "holding midfielder"
},
{
"word": "holding note"
},
{
"word": "holding pattern"
},
{
"word": "holding tank"
},
{
"word": "holding the ball"
},
{
"word": "holding the cards"
},
{
"word": "holding the man"
},
{
"word": "holding time"
},
{
"word": "inholding"
},
{
"word": "jobholding"
},
{
"word": "keyholding"
},
{
"word": "landholding"
},
{
"word": "leaseholding"
},
{
"word": "leave someone holding the baby"
},
{
"word": "leave someone holding the bag"
},
{
"word": "lienholding"
},
{
"word": "officeholding"
},
{
"word": "onholding"
},
{
"word": "passholding"
},
{
"word": "patentholding"
},
{
"word": "permitholding"
},
{
"word": "pewholding"
},
{
"word": "placeholding"
},
{
"word": "plotholding"
},
{
"word": "policyholding"
},
{
"word": "powerholding"
},
{
"word": "recordholding"
},
{
"word": "rightsholding"
},
{
"word": "roadholding"
},
{
"word": "runholding"
},
{
"word": "section 104 holding"
},
{
"word": "shareholding"
},
{
"word": "shipholding"
},
{
"word": "slaveholding"
},
{
"word": "small holding"
},
{
"word": "stakeholding"
},
{
"word": "stallholding"
},
{
"word": "steinholding"
},
{
"word": "stockholding"
},
{
"word": "titleholding"
},
{
"word": "toolholding"
},
{
"word": "unitholding"
},
{
"word": "wardholding"
}
],
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"text": "They were caught holding hands in the dark.",
"type": "example"
},
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"text": "Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.",
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[
"hold",
"hold#English"
]
],
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/"
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{
"ipa": "[ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ]",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ]",
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"rhymes": "-əʊldɪŋ"
}
],
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}
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