STOCKHOLDING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock

Example:

prohibition of unrestricted intercorporate stockholding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("stockholding" is a kind of...):

ownership (the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others)

Meaning:

A specific number of stocks or shares owned

Example:

sell holdings he has in corporations

Synonyms:

stockholding; stockholdings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("stockholding" is a kind of...):

belongings; holding; property (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone)