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holding company

noun

Finance.

a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations ( parent company ).

holding company

noun

a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies

holding company

A company that controls other companies.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of holding company¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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MrBeast’s holding company, Beast Industries, which employs more than 400 people, made $473 million in revenue last year, according to Business Insider.

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The controversy has clouded Paramount Global Chairwoman Shari Redstone’s plans to sell Paramount, and her family’s holding company, to David Ellison and his Skydance Media.

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Its holding company entered administration in September and restructuring expert Russell Downs was appointed to run the business and find a new owner.

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TD Bank Group, the Canadian parent holding company, hasn’t downplayed the gravity of the charges.

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Last month Harland and Wolff’s holding company collapsed into administration while the separate operational companies which run the yards continue to trade.

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