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
As of their most recent public filings, the two entities have combined holdings of mortgage securities worth more than $230 billion.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
For now, there is unlikely to be a full and accurate account of Venezuela’s Bitcoin holdings until the political situation in the country becomes more stable.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Both are performing better in 2026 than portfolio holdings Nvidia and Broadcom .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Insurance for larger holdings adds another ongoing expense.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
That would eliminate the free ride that investors can enjoy by borrowing against their holdings.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
For decades, however, the nation has struggled to match those holdings with similarly stratospheric output due to lackluster infrastructure and government mismanagement.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
In addition to their holdings in Albania, Shehu and his partner have bought and sold multiple properties in South Florida.
—Lindita Cela, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Other insurance holdings include Hudson Life, Investors Heritage, Somerset Reinsurance and Neptune Reinsurance.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holdings
Noun
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Zubimendi won possession 12 times during that match — the most by any Arsenal player in a game this season.—
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Troopers also seized an unregistered gun and ammunition from Cook, who is charged with trafficking 200 grams or more of cocaine, as well as unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.—
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Rourke’s longtime assistant is on vacation, and while his team was first trying to avoid eviction altogether, the actor suddenly needed a new place to stay, movers and a storage shed for his belongings, none of which were in the offing.—
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The suspects hit him with the rifles and demanded belongings from him.—
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However, Chuba Hubbard’s calf injury in the second quarter of the season opened things up for Dowdle to emerge.—
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Jeff Klaiber took those things and molded Lehman into an Olympian, at times pushing boundaries and pushing Lehman to the brink.—
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.—
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Beyond politics, what about the more inside baseball industry stuff?—
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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