{
    "term": "holding",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a number of shares that somebody has in a company",
            "sensetop": "holding (in something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has a 40% holding in the company."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an amount of property that is owned by a person, museum, library, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "one of the most important private holdings of Indian art"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The holding has been housed in the museum since 2002."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a piece of land that is rented by somebody and used for farming",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ho/holding/holding__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhəʊldɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ho/holding/holding__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}