holding company

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Inter Ikea Group, the holding company that oversees Ikea, announced Monday that it was cutting 850 jobs, saying its organisation with 27,700 employees overall had grown too "complex".

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

She is the first woman to lead a major ad holding company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Stevens, 66, is a managing partner at S-Cubed Capital, an investment holding company based in Menlo Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Lance Parthemore, a 24-year old who runs a company specializing in the detection of e-cigarettes, said the website is fitting for the decentralized holding company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He generally liked me, tended to treat me, I thought, as he might some rising young VP in his Boston-based holding company, alternatingly coddling and browbeating me.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee