Synonyms for holding
Definitions
- n. 1
Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
Related words
- Phrases
- holding cell holding time
Forms
- Plural
- holdings → keepings, retentions, possessions, properties…
Example sentences
- keeping He who is slow to promise is best in keeping them.
- possession I have never had more than $500 in my possession.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| holding | steady | |
| keeping | rising | |
| possession | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- tenure2
- 7 letters
- keeping2
- 8 letters
- property3, tenacity4
- 9 letters
- retention3, occupancy4
- 10 letters
- possession3, occupation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenure2 = 2 syllables).