HOLDINGS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

holdings

noun

plural of holding

as in possession

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

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Recent Examples of holdings Money managers overseeing more than $100 million in US equities have to file a 13F form within 45 days of the end of each quarter to list their holdings in stocks that trade on US exchanges. — Janet Lorin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The top five holdings, in order of holding size, are Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Coca-Cola (KO), and Bank of America (BAC). — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Still selling financials Berkshire has been selling down its financial holdings in recent quarters and that trend continues. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026 In the British colonial holdings of the West Indies and American colonies, these slave-owning colonizers and plantation administrators were predominantly Protestant. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Lake County Forest Preserves holdings are poised to expand with the approval on Wednesday of a bond issue of up to $35 million to fund mostly land purchases. — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The organization seems to have bad luck in terms of the sustainability of its real estate holdings. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The Fanjuls controlled 10 mills in Cuba before Castro seized their holdings. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 The royal family is worth billions, including extensive prime real estate holdings. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The Bears offense started slow before scoring on six of its final nine possessions.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Mercury conjoins Jupiter in Leo and your 2nd House of Resources, bringing growth to money, pricing, possessions, comfort, and self-worth.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of possession

Noun

Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
However, instead of just suitcases, the 31-year-old packed her belongings into a mixture of bags and trash bags.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of belongings

Noun

Manchester City’s defence was wide open in Sunday’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal and that could be a sign of things to come now that Rodri is playing for Barcelona in La Liga.

— Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
And if history is any indication, expect safety Tre’von Moehrig to be in the middle of things when the pads start poppin’ at the Panthers’ joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Jags’ practice facility.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

Apart from the condition in the bottles, the liquid in them is the stuff of collectors’ wildest dreams.

— Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The discovery that our world emerges from a microscopic world of molecules, which emerges from an even more microscopic world of subatomic particles (which in turn emerges from even stranger stuff) triggered the rewriting of our theories of matter.

— Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026