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holding companies

holding companies is the plural of holding company.

Meaning of holding company

Noun

holding company (plural holding companies)

  1. A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.

Questions about holding companies

What is holding companies the plural of?
Holding companies is the plural of holding company.

Words near holding companies in the dictionary

  1. holding cell
  2. holding cells
  3. holding charge
  4. holding charges
  5. holding cheap
  6. holding companies
  7. holding company
  8. holding court
  9. holding deal
  10. holding deals
  11. holding dear

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