The meaning of HOLDING is land held especially by a vassal or tenant. How to use holding in a sentence.

HOLDING definition: 1. something that you own such as shares in a company or buildings, or land that you rent and farm…. Learn more.

Holding definition: the act of a person or thing that holds. hold.. See examples of HOLDING used in a sentence.

1. Tending to impede or delay progress: a holding action. 2. Designed for usually short-term storage or retention: a holding tank; a holding cell.

Definition of holding noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A holding operation or action is a temporary one that is intended to keep a situation under control and to prevent it from becoming worse. A garden is, at best, a holding operation against nature.

an act of holding with the hand or other physical means: a good hold on the rope. something to hold a thing by: climbing up using the toe holds on the mountainside.