The meaning of HOLDING is land held especially by a vassal or tenant. How to use holding in a sentence.

HOLDING definition: the act of a person or thing that holds. See examples of holding used in a sentence.

HOLDING definition: 1. something that you own such as shares in a company or buildings, or land that you rent and farm…. Learn more.

an act of holding with the hand or other physical means: a good hold on the rope. something to hold a thing by: climbing up using the toe holds on the mountainside.

Ministers are holding them in contempt and we have no choice but to condemn this behaviour.

1. Tending to impede or delay progress: a holding action. 2. Designed for usually short-term storage or retention: a holding tank; a holding cell.

Definition of hold verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.

Holding typically refers to the physical act of grasping or gripping an object or keeping something firmly in one's possession or control. It can also refer to having an ownership or legal rights over a property, …

Mar 21, 2026 · (in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding)).