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cross-holding

cross-holding is the alternative form of crossholding.

Meaning of crossholding

Noun

crossholding (plural crossholdings)

  1. A situation in which a publicly-traded corporation owns stock in another publicly-traded company.
    • As long as the crossholding of shares that supports the owners' dominance continues, it is difficult to make effective the various systems introduced for structural reform.2003, MERI's Monthly Circular: Survey of Economic Conditions in Japan, Issues 877-912

Forms of cross-holding

pluralcross-holdings

Origin of cross-holding

From cross- + holding.

Questions about cross-holding

What is cross-holding the alternative form of?
Cross-holding is the alternative form of crossholding.

Words near cross-holding in the dictionary

  1. cross-hatched
  2. cross-hatches
  3. cross-hatching
  4. cross-hatchings
  5. cross-heading
  6. cross-holding
  7. cross-holdings
  8. cross-index
  9. cross-indexed
  10. cross-indexes
  11. cross-indexing

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