No. 1,008 in German
holding
A "holding" in German typically refers to a parent company or organization that owns shares in other companies.
In a sentence
Die Holding hat kürzlich in neue Technologien investiert.
The holding company has recently invested in new technologies.
In this sentence, 'Holding' refers to a holding company, which is a parent corporation managing the investments of subsidiary companies.
Er sprach von einer Holding-Struktur für das Unternehmen.
He spoke of a holding structure for the company.
Here, 'Holding' is used in the context of a structure or organization method for managing multiple business entities.
Das Konzept einer Holding wurde im Vortrag ausführlich erklärt.
The concept of a holding company was explained in detail during the lecture.
In this context, 'Holding' represents the idea or operational model of holding companies as discussed or taught.
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