different between possession vs holding
possession
English
Etymology
From Latin possessi?, possessi?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??z???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
possession (countable and uncountable, plural possessions)
- Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
- Something that is owned.
- The car quickly became his most prized possession.
- I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
- Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
- The car is in my possession.
- I'm in possession of the car.
- A territory under the rule of another country.
- Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
- The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
- Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
- The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
- (sports) Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
- The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
- Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.
- 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
- (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
- Some languages distinguish between a construction like 'my car', which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone else's — and one like 'my foot', which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.
Usage notes
- One who possesses is often said to have possession (of), hold possession (of), or be in possession (of).
- One who acquires is often said to take possession (of), gain possession (of), or come into possession (of).
Synonyms
- ight (obsolete)
- (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): owndom, retention
- See also Thesaurus:property
Antonyms
- (taking, holding, keeping something as one's own): absence
Hyponyms
- mortmain
Translations
Verb
possession (third-person singular simple present possessions, present participle possessioning, simple past and past participle possessioned)
- (obsolete) To invest with property.
French
Etymology
From Latin possessionem (nominative of possessio)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?.s?.sj??/
Noun
possession f (plural possessions)
- possession
Derived terms
- prendre possession
Further reading
- “possession” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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holding
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?ld?-?ng, IPA(key): /?ho?ld??/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [?h???d??]
- (UK) IPA(key): [?h???d??]
- (US) IPA(key): [?ho??d??]
- Rhymes: -??ld??
- Hyphenation: hold?ing
Noun
holding (plural holdings)
- Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
- 1980, Joseph D. Dwyer, Russia, the Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe (page 9)
- Although this survey lists only a small number of representative materials in the Hoover Library's Baltic Collection, a comprehensive view of the library's holdings can be gained from the Hoover Institution's card catalog or its printed equivalent
- 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.
- 2014, D. K. Acharya, Standard Methods of Contract Bridge Complete (page 378)
- The defender at third position is supposed to keep the partner informed of his holdings in that suit.
- 1980, Joseph D. Dwyer, Russia, the Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe (page 9)
- A determination of law made by a court.
- A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, V. i. 3:
- Take again / From this my hand, as holding of the Pope / Your sovereign greatness and authority.
- 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, V. i. 3:
- (obsolete) That which holds, binds, or influences.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)
- (obsolete) Logic; consistency.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, IV. ii. 27:
- This has no holding, / To swear by him whom I protest to love / That I will work against him.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, IV. ii. 27:
- (obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, 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.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra, II. vii. 109:
- (in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian ??????? (xolding)).
Coordinate terms
- (determination): finding
Translations
Descendants
- ? Polish: holding
Verb
holding
- present participle of hold
Derived terms
Anagrams
- hodling
French
Noun
holding m or f (plural holdings)
- holding company
Polish
Etymology
From English holding.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?x?l.dink/
Noun
holding m inan
- (business) holding company
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) holdingowy
Further reading
- holding in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- holding in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Noun
holding m (plural holdings)
- holding company
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