From Longman Business Dictionarystockholdingstock‧hold‧ing /ˈstɒkˌhəʊldɪŋˈstɑːkˌhoʊl-/ noun [countable, uncountable] FINANCE an amount of a company’s shares that a person or organization owns or buysDownward fluctuations in buying patterns affect the level of sales, production and stockholding.Before you call your broker and dump (=sell, even at a loss) all your stockholdings, consider the data carefully.