holding
n
1 land held under a lease and used for agriculture or similar purposes
2 often pl property to which the holder has legal title, such as land, stocks, shares, and other investments
3 (Sport) the obstruction of an opponent with the hands or arms, esp. in boxing
adj
4 (Austral) informal in funds; having money
holding company
n a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies
holding operation
n a plan or procedure devised to prolong the existing situation
holding paddock
n (Austral. and N.Z.) a paddock in which cattle or sheep are kept temporarily, as before shearing, etc.
holding pattern
n the oval or circular path of an aircraft flying around an airport awaiting permission to land