Definition of holding

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1	[ noun ] the act of keeping in your possession Synonyms retention keeping Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...) The day following his intervention the palace issued a statement reassuring the citizens that `` the possibility of introducing appeals concerning the establishment of electoral lists , lists of candidates and finally the holding of the consultation itself '' would be supported by the King himself . Related terms possession storage withholding retain
2	[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 14298
3	[ adjective ] designed for (usually temporary) retention Synonyms retaining Examples "a holding pen" "a retaining wall" Related terms retentive
4	[ noun ] something owned; any tangible possession that is owned by someone Synonyms property belongings material_possession Examples "that hat is my property" "he is a man of property"; Related terms possession estate things real_property trust personal_property wealth lease worldly_possessions heirloom commonage landholding community_property hereditament ratables public_property trade-in stockholding spiritualty salvage intellectual_property shareholding must
*	Rhymes with beholding withholding shareholding stockholding landholding molding golding moulding folding scolding unfolding loading herding heading hiding balding hoarding harding leading lading coding goading shielding wilding scalding yielding fielding building gilding welding dowding eroding ding voiding rebuilding unyielding decoding beheading eroding shipbuilding scaffolding encoding unloading exploding foreboding railroading pleading plodding bleeding sliding sledding gliding flooding padding bedding budding bidding pudding bounding brooding pounding lending landing spellbinding clouding rounding blinding blending wounding crowding sounding founding ending wedding siding wading shading nodding ceding chiding seeding wording guiding shedding redding reading riding raiding feeding fading shrouding misleading eluding backsliding abounding protruding expounding prodding proceeding pending tending compounding boarding breeding bonding binding bending banding trading intruding astounding braiding grounding vending confounding concluding sending mending surrounding including resounding rending standing guarding spreading grading spending winding funding speeding finding attending abiding subsiding expanding expending understanding pretending unbending contending corresponding outstanding branding misunderstanding blockading notwithstanding marauding inbreeding impending grinding forbidding skateboarding longstanding upstanding freestanding exceeding providing disregarding dividing proceeding degrading demanding deciding defending descending confiding condescending conceding offending unending coinciding commanding misreading ascending awarding succeeding according impeding invading regarding rescinding rewarding receding recording discarding featherbedding pervading preceding unwinding forwarding forbidding receding rewarding overriding Phonetic and Homophones HH OW1 L D IH0 NG Similar Spelling hold_in hold-down hold_down Holden Holdman hold_on Holdeman To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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