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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries控股公司
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kònggǔ gōngsī
"这家控股公司拥有多个不同行业的品牌。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A parent corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership that owns enough voting stock in another company to control its policies and management, without producing goods or services itself.
"The tech conglomerate operates as a holding company for various software and hardware startups." - 2
An enterprise set up to shield assets from financial liabilities and legal risks by isolating operating subsidiaries.
"They restructured their business model to place all real estate assets under a single holding company."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'hold' (Old English 'healdan', meaning to keep, possess, or control) combined with 'company' (Middle English, from Old French 'companie', ultimately from Late Latin 'companio'). The term emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the rise of corporate capitalism and antitrust legislation, referring to a corporation established primarily to own shares of other companies rather than produce goods or services directly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Holding company" is said worldwide
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société holding
Transliteration: sosiete ɔldɪŋ
"La société holding détient des parts dans plusieurs filiales."
Holdinggesellschaft
Transliteration: hɔldɪŋɡəzɛlsʃaft
"Die Holdinggesellschaft kontrolliert mehrere kleinere Unternehmen."
società di partecipazione
Transliteration: sotʃɛta di partesipatʃwone
"La holding gestisce il portafoglio di investimenti del gruppo."
sociedad de cartera
Transliteration: sosjeðad de kaɾteɾa
"La sociedad de cartera posee acciones en varias empresas subsidiarias."
empresa holding
Transliteration: ẽpɾezɐ ɔldĩɡ
"A holding foi criada para gerenciar os ativos da família."
होल्डिंग कंपनी
Transliteration: holding kampani
"मुख्य होल्डिंग कंपनी ने कई सहायक कंपनियों का अधिग्रहण किया।"
控股公司
Transliteration: kònggǔ gōngsī
"这家控股公司拥有多个不同行业的品牌。"
지주회사
Transliteration: jijuhwesa
"그 지주회사는 여러 자회사를 거느리고 있습니다."
持株会社
Transliteration: mochihukugaisya
"その持株会社はグループ全体の経営戦略を担っています。"
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