stock holding

  • 41holding companies — A company that usually confines its activities to owning stock in, and supervising management of, other companies. A holding company usually owns a controlling interest in the companies whose stock it holds. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary …

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  • 42Holding company —   A company that confines its activities to owning stock in and supervising management of other companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission, as administrator of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, defines a holding company as a… …

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  • 43stock company — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, accident insurance, acting company, actuary, aktiebolag, annuity, assurance, aviation insurance, bail bond, body corporate, bond, business, business establishment, business life insurance, cartel,… …

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  • 44stock saddle — noun an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat • Syn: ↑Western saddle • Hypernyms: ↑saddle • Part Meronyms: ↑horn, ↑saddle horn * * * noun : an ofte …

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  • 45stock book — noun 1. : stock ledger 2. : studbook, herdbook 3. : a book having pages with pockets for holding loose stamps (as stamps in a dealer s stock or the unmounted stamps of a collector) * * * 1. See stock ledger ( …

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  • 46stock ledger — noun 1. : stores ledger 2. : a book kept by a corporation in which are entered the names of the stockholders and the amount of the holding of each and sometimes other particulars * * * 1. a permanent record of the capital stock of a corporation,… …

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  • 47Holding Costs — The associated price of storing inventory or assets that remain unsold. Holding costs are a major component of supply chain management, since businesses must determine how much of a product to keep in stock. This represents an opportunity cost,… …

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  • 48Holding period — Length of time that an individual holds a security. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * holding period UK US noun [C] ► STOCK MARKET, TAX the length of time that someone owns an asset or investment: »For investors, the main change is a… …

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  • 49holding period — Length of time a security is held. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * holding period UK US noun [C] ► STOCK MARKET, TAX the length of time that someone owns an asset or investment: »For investors, the main change is a reduction in the minimum… …

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  • 50holding company — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, aktiebolag, body corporate, business, business establishment, cartel, chamber of commerce, closed end investment company, combine, commercial enterprise, compagnie, company, concern, conglomerate,… …

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