Definition for holding company - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	holding company (hold\|ing com\|pany) noun a company created to buy and own the shares of other companies, which it then controls.		More words in this category CFO escalator clause extinction G2B glassworks insolvent jobcentre just-in-time loss-leader marketspace niche no-fault outplacement penetration pro forma subordinated debt travelling salesman upfront value vend Nearby Words hold button hold-up holdall holdback Holden, William holder Hölderlin, Friedrich holdfast holding holding company holding ground holding operation holding pattern holding tank holdout holdover hole hole card hole in the heart