holding

holding

noun

Definition of HOLDING

1

a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard <the holding of “not guilty” took everyone by surprise>

Synonyms doom, finding, holding, judgment (or judgement), ruling

Related Words inquest, verdict; authority; decree, edict, injunction, order; arbitrament, award, declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement; conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution; discipline, penalty, punishment

2

usually holdings pl  transportable items that one owns <the museum's holdings of ancient manuscripts are among the rarest in the world>

Synonyms belongings, chattels, duds, effects, gear, goods, holdings, movables (or moveables), paraphernalia, personal effects, personal property, personalty, plunder [chiefly dialect], stuff, things

Related Words treasures, valuables; appointments, fixtures, furnishings; estate, property, tangibles; collateral

Near Antonyms immovables, real estate