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fundholding
(fund|hold¦ing)
Pronunciation:
/ˈfʌndhəʊldɪŋ/
noun
[
mass noun
]
(in the UK) a former system of state funding for general practitioners, in which a GP was allocated a budget with which they could buy a limited range of hospital services.
Derivatives
fundholder
noun
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