holding

English Thesaurus

1. the act of retaining something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ownership, possession,
definition	:	the act of having and controlling property (noun.act)

hyponym	:	withholding,
definition	:	the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control (noun.act)

hyponym	:	storage,
definition	:	the act of storing something (noun.act)

2. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	possession,
definition	:	anything owned or possessed (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	material possession, tangible possession,
definition	:	property or belongings that are tangible (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	worldly belongings, worldly goods, worldly possessions,
definition	:	all the property that someone possess (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	ratables, rateables,
definition	:	property that provides tax income for local governments (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	hereditament,
definition	:	any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	intellectual property,
definition	:	intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights) (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	community property,
definition	:	property and income belonging jointly to a married couple (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property,
definition	:	movable property (as distinguished from real estate) (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	things,
definition	:	any movable possession (especially articles of clothing) (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	immovable, real estate, real property, realty,
definition	:	property consisting of houses and land (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	commonage,
definition	:	property held in common (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	landholding,
definition	:	a holding in the form of land (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	salvage,
definition	:	property or goods saved from damage or destruction (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	shareholding,
definition	:	a holding in the form of shares of corporations (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	church property, spirituality, spiritualty,
definition	:	property or income owned by a church (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	lease, letting, rental,
definition	:	property that is leased or rented out or let (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	trade-in,
definition	:	an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	public property,
definition	:	property owned by a government (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	wealth,
definition	:	property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	estate,
definition	:	everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	heirloom,
definition	:	(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	stockholding, stockholdings,
definition	:	a specific number of stocks or shares owned (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	trust,
definition	:	something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary) (noun.possession)

3. the act of retaining something (noun.act)

derivation	:	hold on, keep,
definition	:	retain possession of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	hold, hold back, keep back, retain,
definition	:	secure and keep for possible future use or application (verb.possession)

4. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone (noun.possession)

derivation	:	have, have got, hold,
definition	:	have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb.possession)

derivation	:	belong,
definition	:	be owned by; be in the possession of (verb.possession)

5. the act of retaining something (noun.act)

derivation	:	hold on, keep,
definition	:	retain possession of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	hold, hold back, keep back, retain,
definition	:	secure and keep for possible future use or application (verb.possession)

6. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone (noun.possession)

derivation	:	have, have got, hold,
definition	:	have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb.possession)

derivation	:	belong,
definition	:	be owned by; be in the possession of (verb.possession)