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crossholding

crossholding noun: a situation in which a publicly-traded corporation owns stock in another publicly-traded company.

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 crossholding

pluralcrossholdings
alternative formcross holding
alternative formcross-holding

Origin of crossholding

From cross- + holding.

Questions about crossholding

What does crossholding mean?
Crossholding means a situation in which a publicly-traded corporation owns stock in another publicly-traded company.
What part of speech is crossholding?
Crossholding is a noun.
What is the plural of crossholding?
The plural of crossholding is crossholdings.

Words near crossholding in the dictionary

  1. crosshead screwdrivers
  2. crossheading
  3. crossheadings
  4. crossheads
  5. Crosshill
  6. crossholding
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  8. Crosshouse
  9. crosshybridization
  10. crosshybridizations
  11. crosshybridize

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