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holdings

 
/ˈhoʊl·dɪŋz/ pl n [C]

Definition

something valuable that is owned, esp. investments in a company: He’s got several car dealerships and banks among his holdings.
(Definition of holdings pl n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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