WordGarden.iostockholding
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- /ˈstɑkˌhoʊldɪŋ/
Meanings
Noun
the stock or ownership stake that a person or organization holds in a company
Beyond the definition
Imagine a bakery cut into many small pieces. If you buy a few of those pieces, you own a small part of the business. That is what this word means: owning shares in a company. Each share gives you a small ownership stake.
This can be as simple as buying a few shares through an app, or as large as owning a major part of a business. The value of that stake can rise or fall as the company does well or badly. You will often see the word in business and finance when people talk about who owns part of a company.
Stockholding means owning shares in a company. Those shares represent a piece of the business, so the word refers to a person's or organization's ownership stake. It can describe a small personal investment or a large holding that gives the owner more influence over company decisions.
Think again of a bakery divided into many equal slices. If you buy some slices, that is your stockholding: the part of the business you own. In real life, this ownership is usually recorded electronically, but the basic idea is the same. The more shares you hold, the larger your stake is.
The word is often used in business, finance, and company reports. People may talk about a family's stockholding in a firm, a foreign company's stockholding in another business, or institutional stockholdings held by pension funds or mutual funds. Depending on the kind of shares and the rules of the company, this ownership may bring rights such as voting or receiving dividends.
The value of a stockholding can go up or down over time. If the company grows or becomes more profitable, the shares may become more valuable. If the company struggles, they may lose value. Because of that, the word often appears in discussions about investing, company control, and changes in ownership.
Examples
- 1
Personal investment
She bought a small stockholding in the company a few years ago.
- 2
Bank strategy
After the merger, the bank reduced its stockholding and focused on lending instead.
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Company control
The founder's family still owns a majority stockholding.
- Phrasea majority stockholding
enough shares to keep control of a company
See also
Similar
- shareholding
- equity stake
- ownership stake
Shades of meaning
- equity interest
- position
Contrast
- debt holding
- short position
Used with (collocations)
- major stockholding
- minority stockholding
- stockholding in a company
Word family
Explore
- shareholder
- controlling interest
Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- stockholdingnoun