holding company
noun
: a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies compare investment company
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Cash from each subsidiary was then redirected to the most beneficial investment within the holding company.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The Golden Globe Foundation was created in 2023 following the sale of the Golden Globes to Dick Clark Productions, which shares a parent company, PMC, with The Hollywood Reporter, and Eldridge, a holding company owned by Todd Boehly.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, Boring has received county approval for dozens of more miles of tunnels under obscure holding company names.
—Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
The $3 trillion milestone comes roughly 20 years after Google's IPO and a little more than 10 years after the creation of Alphabet as a holding company, with Google its prime subsidiary.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The Golden Globe Foundation was created in 2023 following the sale of the Golden Globes to Dick Clark Productions, which shares a parent company, PMC, with The Hollywood Reporter, and Eldridge, a holding company owned by Todd Boehly.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, Boring has received county approval for dozens of more miles of tunnels under obscure holding company names.
—Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
The $3 trillion milestone comes roughly 20 years after Google's IPO and a little more than 10 years after the creation of Alphabet as a holding company, with Google its prime subsidiary.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Holding company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holding%20company. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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