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runholding

runholding noun: the lease of a run, generally a sheep farm.

Noun

runholding (usually uncountable, plural runholdings)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, usually) The lease of a run, generally a sheep farm.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, usually) The run itself.

Forms of runholding

pluralrunholdings

Origin of runholding

From run + holding.

Questions about runholding

What does runholding mean?
Runholding means the lease of a run, generally a sheep farm.
What part of speech is runholding?
Runholding is a noun.
What is the plural of runholding?
The plural of runholding is runholdings.

Words near runholding in the dictionary

  1. rungu
  2. rungus
  3. Rungwa
  4. runholder
  5. runholders
  6. runholding
  7. runholdings
  8. runic
  9. runic divination
  10. runically
  11. runiform

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