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Conglomerate vs Holding - What's the difference?

conglomerate | holding |

As nouns the difference between conglomerate and holding

is that conglomerate is a cluster of heterogeneous things while holding is something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

As verbs the difference between conglomerate and holding

is that conglomerate is to combine together into a larger mass while holding is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective conglomerate

is clustered together into a mass.

As a proper noun Holding is

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conglomerate

English

(wikipedia conglomerate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cluster of heterogeneous things.
  • * Trench
    • A conglomerate of marvellous anecdotes.
  • (business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
  • (geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
  • * Lyell
    • A conglomerate , therefore, is simply gravel bound together by a cement.

    See also

    * *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Clustered together into a mass.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • beams of light when they are multiplied and conglomerate
  • * Cheyne
    • Fluids are separated in the liver and the other conglobate and conglomerate glands.
    conglomerate flowers
  • (geology) Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rock, cemented together.

    • Verb

    (conglomerat)
  • To combine together into a larger mass.
  • (business) To combine together into a larger corporation.

    • holding

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia holding) (en noun)
  • Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
  • * 2009 , The Economist, Law and order in Italy: Trouble with figures
    • Italy's right-wing prime minister was about to cure his biggest headache by selling the state's holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.
  • A determination of law made by a court.
  • A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
  • * 1596 , , V. i. 3:
    • Take again / From this my hand, as holding of the Pope / Your sovereign greatness and authority.
  • (obsolete) That which holds, binds, or influences.
    • (Burke)
  • (obsolete) Logic; consistency.
  • * 1598 , , IV. ii. 27:
    • This has no holding , / To swear by him whom I protest to love / That I will work against him.
  • (obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.
  • * 1598 , , II. vii. 109:
    • Make battery to our ears with the loud music; / The while I'll place you; then the boy shall sing. / The holding every man shall beat as loud / As his strong sides can volley.

    Coordinate terms

    * (determination) finding

    Verb

    (head)
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,

    Derived terms

    * holding the ball * holding the cards * holding the man * inholding