holding company

noun

: a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies compare investment company

Examples of holding company in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Davydov and four other Russian nationals secretly owned and controlled Oxygen Forensics through a holding company in Cyprus, and its software was written by a team in Russia that Davydov directed, according to the document. — Anniek Bao,dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Early last year, the telecom mogul John Malone tapped Derek Chang to be the new CEO of Liberty Media, the holding company that owns Formula 1. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Walter has owned the PWHL, through his holding company TWG Global, since its inception in 2023. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Compressing a chain of holding structures into just one entity, the project involves merging the Arnault family holding company Agache with its operational investment subsidiary Financière Agache. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for holding company

• intercompany
• accompany

Legal Definition

holding company

see also:

company