holding company

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holding company

noun holding companies

  1. A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.

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noun company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies

Españolholding (houldin), compañía gestora, compaña tenedora de acciones, sociedad de cartera, grupo (financiero/industrial/empresarial)
한국어지주회사 jijuhoesa
日本語持株会社, 持ち株会社 mochikabu-gaisha
中文控股公司 kònggǔ gōngsī
Françaissociété faîtière, société mère, holding
DeutschHolding-Gesellschaft
Italianoholding
Românăholding
Русскийхо́лдинговая компа́ния xóldingovaja kompánija, хо́лдинг xólding, матери́нская компа́ния materínskaja kompánija
العربيةشَرِكَة قَابِضَة šarika qābiḍa

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@misc{holding_company_2026,
  title = {holding company},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holding%20company},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}