Holding - what is it? The meaning of a word, definition, origin, translation

The word holding (emphasis on "o") today is called a large company that owns diverse assets. The word holding is derived from the verb to hold-hold. In this case, we are talking about "holding" shares, because "shareholder" in English shareholder, that is, "holder of shares." Holdings often arise when a company begins to buy shares of competitors, suppliers or related industries, in order to reduce costs and increase market share.

The holding is on the lists: Finance , Economics