holding company

noun

: a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies compare investment company

Examples of holding company in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On July 7, Skydance laid out its plan to buy Paramount’s holding company National Amusements and then merge the two media companies. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2024 But luxury goods holding company LVMH, famous for brands including Louis Vuitton, Hennessy and Moët, says people don’t have much to celebrate now—so the group’s champagne sales have suffered. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2024 Porsche closed the session down 5.09% while holding company Porsche SE ended 2.9% lower. —

Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 July 2024 His son, David Ellison, recently reached a deal to buy the Redstone family holding company National Amusements Inc., giving his Skydance Media control over Disney competitor Paramount Global. —

Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for holding company

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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of holding company was in 1906

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