holding company — see company Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. holding company … Law dictionary
holding company — holding companies N COUNT A holding company is a company that has enough shares in one or more other companies to be able to control the other companies. [BUSINESS] ...a Montreal based holding company with interests in telecommunications, gas and … English dictionary
holding company — n. (Finance) A company that controls other independently incorporated companies by ownership of most or all of their stock, but does not directly control the daily operations of those companies. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
holding company — holding ,company noun count a company that owns the majority of the SHARES in another company … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Holding Company — Holding Company, auch Holder genannt, eine in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ausgebildete eigenartige Form der Handelsgesellschaft, deren Zweck darin besteht, eine Interessengemeinschaft zwischen mehreren in Wettbewerb stehenden… … Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens
holding company — holding .company n a company that completely or partly owns other companies, as well as doing business itself … Dictionary of contemporary English
holding company — ☆ holding company n. a corporation organized to hold bonds or stocks of other corporations, which it usually controls … English World dictionary
Holding company — A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself, rather its only purpose is owning shares of other companies.… … Wikipedia
holding company — Finance. a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company). [1905 10] * * * Corporation that owns enough voting stock in… … Universalium
holding company — A company that usually confines its activities to owning stock in, and supervising management of, other companies. A holding company usually owns a controlling interest in the companies whose stock it holds. In order for a corporation to gain the … Black's law dictionary
holding company — A company that usually confines its activities to owning stock in, and supervising management of, other companies. A holding company usually owns a controlling interest in the companies whose stock it holds. In order for a corporation to gain the … Black's law dictionary
