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
The drop reflects steep losses across his holdings in spirits, real estate, intellectual property, and private investments.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In exchanging cash for stablecoin, the firm can earn interest on those holdings, otherwise known as earning the float.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
There are no Club holdings set to report earnings, though outside the portfolio some notable companies are on the docket, including Delta Air Lines, PepsiCo and Levi Strauss.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The World Gold Council’s Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey released this summer (which 73 central banks contributed to) reported 95% of respondents expect central bank reserves to increase over the next year, with 43% anticipating a rise in their own holdings.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
The new institution’s combined holdings of contemporary and modern art, drawn from the former OCMA and Langson IMCA, number roughly 9,000 works.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The agreement resolves questions about their financial and real estate holdings, the custody of their two daughters — Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14 — alimony, child support, and when the pair officially separated.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The company is slated to spin off the bulk of its cable holdings into a new entity called Versant around the end of 2025.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Also joining in on the fun is Netflix, which continues its pursuit of event-scale live sports holdings with the acquisition of the Home Run Derby.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In exchanging cash for stablecoin, the firm can earn interest on those holdings, otherwise known as earning the float.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
There are no Club holdings set to report earnings, though outside the portfolio some notable companies are on the docket, including Delta Air Lines, PepsiCo and Levi Strauss.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The World Gold Council’s Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey released this summer (which 73 central banks contributed to) reported 95% of respondents expect central bank reserves to increase over the next year, with 43% anticipating a rise in their own holdings.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
The new institution’s combined holdings of contemporary and modern art, drawn from the former OCMA and Langson IMCA, number roughly 9,000 works.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The agreement resolves questions about their financial and real estate holdings, the custody of their two daughters — Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14 — alimony, child support, and when the pair officially separated.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The company is slated to spin off the bulk of its cable holdings into a new entity called Versant around the end of 2025.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Also joining in on the fun is Netflix, which continues its pursuit of event-scale live sports holdings with the acquisition of the Home Run Derby.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
Noun
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Protect your property and possessions from fire, theft, and other unexpected perils.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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His record includes larceny, theft, and marijuana possession, the agency said.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The spaces are smaller, with lower benches, and the older players, flitting between dressing rooms for U14s and U12s, have had to take their belongings home each day rather than leave them in lockers due to the carousel of teams moving in and out.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Was there an auction for Ed Gein's belongings after he was arrested?—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kershaw may be in slightly new surroundings, but some things don’t change.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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For more on the Dallas Cowboys and all things NFL, head over to Newsweek Sports.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But this stuff is taken personally, and there is also a financial backend here.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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As far as family, kids, wife, all that stuff going on.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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