holding C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ UK /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun land, property, or assets owned or controlled by someone Her family's holdings included several farms and a small mill. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · land, property, or assets... propertyassetpossessionestatestaketenure Word family Related forms holdholder Etymology AI details The gerund of hold (Old English haldan, healdan 'to keep, possess, retain'), from Proto-Germanic *haldaną, used as a noun for property or assets held. healdan Old English *haldaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # holding **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. land, property, or assets owned or controlled by someone ## Examples - Her family's holdings included several farms and a small mill. ## Synonyms - property - asset - possession - estate - stake - tenure ## Related Forms - hold - holder ## Roots and Affixes - Root: healdan - Root: *haldaną ## Etymology The gerund of hold (Old English haldan, healdan 'to keep, possess, retain'), from Proto-Germanic *haldaną, used as a noun for property or assets held. ## AI Etymology Holding has this etymological history: The gerund of hold (Old English haldan, healdan 'to keep, possess, retain'), from Proto-Germanic *haldaną, used as a noun for property or assets held. The etymological trail includes Old English healdan and Proto-Germanic *haldaną. As a noun, holding names land, property, or assets owned or controlled by someone. The same family is visible in related forms such as hold and holder. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown