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holding deal

holding deal noun: an agreement made between a studio or network (or other similar entity) and a person, such as an actor, producer or writer, to hold the person to be exclusive to that entity for an agreed upon period of time, usually one year or "season", for an agreed-upon amount of money.

Noun

holding deal (plural holding deals)

  1. An agreement made between a studio or network (or other similar entity) and a person, such as an actor, producer or writer, to hold the person to be exclusive to that entity for an agreed upon period of time, usually one year or "season", for an agreed-upon amount of money.

Forms of holding deal

pluralholding deals

Questions about holding deal

What does holding deal mean?
Holding deal means an agreement made between a studio or network (or other similar entity) and a person, such as an actor, producer or writer, to hold the person to be exclusive to that entity for an agreed upon period of time, usually one year or "season", for an agreed-upon amount of money.
What part of speech is holding deal?
Holding deal is a noun.
What is the plural of holding deal?
The plural of holding deal is holding deals.

Words near holding deal in the dictionary

  1. holding charges
  2. holding cheap
  3. holding companies
  4. holding company
  5. holding court
  6. holding deal
  7. holding deals
  8. holding dear
  9. holding down
  10. holding down the fort
  11. holding fast

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