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STOCKHOLDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
