From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshareholdingshare‧hold‧ing /ˈʃeəˌhəʊldɪŋ $ ˈʃerˌhoʊld-/ noun [countable]
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shareholding• Many of the above difficulties apply equally to the retirement of a shareholding director.• Lord Young felt less able to help increase foreign shareholding limits since the commission was investigating Rolls Royce's foreign shareholding arrangements.• Put simply, the necessary finance can be made available to you in return for Barclays taking a minority shareholding in your business.• In contrast the style of shareholding encouraged by privatisation is secure, self-satisfied.• Policies directed to widespread public shareholding in companies are therefore likely to be subverted by condoning insider trading.• The shareholding shuffle is likely to have been provoked by Philip Morris which is thought to have lost interest in Rothmans.From Longman Business Dictionary 