What is another word for holding?
Synonyms for holding
ˈhoʊl dɪŋhold·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
retention, keeping, holdingnoun
the act of retaining something
Synonyms:
property, memory, retentiveness, keeping, guardianship, belongings, safekeeping, retentivity, retentionproperty, belongings, holdingnoun
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
"that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
Synonyms:
attribute, prop, retention, keeping, belongings, property, dimension, place
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Editors Contribution
pertaining
securing a solid, true connection to.
the customer tried to claim an order as his own wit the wrong order number.
Submitted by rinat on June 9, 2017
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
holdingnoun
Synonyms:
restraint, retention, checking, continence, tenacity, detention, tenure, incumbencyAntonyms:
incontinence, release
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "holding":
held, convening, hold, celebration, exploitation, portfolio, detention, holdings, conduct, holdco, retention, celebración, conducting, wallet, organizing, observance, pregunta-contestación, commemoration, convene, possession, organization, organize, conclusion, debate-votación, keeping, organising, celebrating
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#316 | place | |
#387 | property | |
#556 | memory | |
#1063 | held | |
#1070 | organization | |
#1275 | hold | |
#2645 | conduct | |
#2734 | portfolio | |
#3054 | keeping | |
#3123 | holding | |
#4037 | conclusion | |
#4389 | attribute | |
#5101 | dimension | |
#5965 | holdings | |
#6245 | celebration | |
#6563 | retention | |
#6648 | possession | |
#7338 | conducting | |
#7411 | organize | |
#8244 | organizing | |
#8811 | wallet | |
#10067 | detention | |
#10670 | celebrating | |
#11150 | prop | |
#11557 | exploitation | |
#16713 | organising | |
#25293 | observance | |
#27859 | belongings | |
#28030 | guardianship | |
#28678 | convene | |
#33409 | commemoration | |
#40875 | convening | |
#63394 | safekeeping | |
#231358 | celebracion | |
#259161 | holdco |
How to use holding in a sentence?
If Twelve American soldiers cant have Twelve American soldiers military holding guns, its pretty bad.
The mismatch in assets and liabilities could leave serious problems for those left holding the bag should the fund shrink in size.
I think Mike PenceVice is doing what Mike PenceVice can : saying the right things, defining Mike PenceVice as Mike PenceVice and not as Trump's surrogate, and helping others, but Mike PenceVice's kind of like a jet trying to land with a storm over the airport. Mike PenceVice's in a holding pattern until Donald Trump decides.
Police Christopher Botsch on Saturday:
The empty corner tear did NOT contain any illegal substance; however, this type of packaging is a common method for holding illegal drugs.
To make a long story short, I think the effort to have him confirmed is principally with an eye toward attempting to ratify all of the programs and policies that could be struck down by courts holding his acting appointment was unlawful, from the perspective of a new administration rolling back this administration's policies, it shouldn't make a difference whether they're promulgated by a Senate-confirmed secretary or someone lawfully exercising the duties of the office on an acting basis.
Translations for holding
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- تحتجزArabic
- podílCzech
- bedriftDanish
- haltenGerman
- κράτημαGreek
- participaciónSpanish
- برگزاریPersian
- omistusosuus, tilalla, omistusFinnish
- possession, en portantFrench
- पकड़ेHindi
- holdingHungarian
- հոլդինգArmenian
- memegangIndonesian
- detenzioneItalian
- הַחזָקָהHebrew
- ホールディングJapanese
- ಹಿಡಿದುKannada
- 보유Korean
- tenensLatin
- bezitDutch
- holdingNorwegian
- trzymaćPolish
- segurandoPortuguese
- deținereRomanian
- владение, холдингRussian
- innehavSwedish
- வைத்திருக்கும்Tamil
- పట్టుకొనిTelugu
- โฮลดิ้งThai
- tutmaTurkish
- проведенняUkrainian
- ہولڈنگUrdu
- giữVietnamese
- האלטןYiddish
- 保持Chinese
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