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The thing you own, the company that owns it, or the breath before disaster.
means Something possessed, retained, or controlled — from assets and shares to a corporation that exists only to own other companies.
from From Old English haldan, to grasp or keep; the corporate sense arrived when companies realized owning owners beats owning things.
Holding companyOwns shares, makes nothing, controls everything.
Legal weightA court's holding is its binding decision.
AviationHolding pattern circles you when nobody can land.