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stockholding

stock·hol·ding

US/ˈstɑˌkhoʊldɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a specific number of stocks or shares owned

  • “sell holdings he has in corporations”
2.

ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock

  • “prohibition of unrestricted intercorporate stockholding” W.Z.Ripley

Origin

From stock + holding.

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