crossholding

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noun

A situation in which a publicly-traded corporation owns stock in another publicly-traded company.

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Meanings

nouncrossholding (plural crossholdings)

plural crossholdings · alternative cross holding · alternative cross-holding

  1. A situation in which a publicly-traded corporation owns stock in another publicly-traded company.

    As long as the crossholding of shares that supports the owners' dominance continues, it is difficult to make effective the various systems introduced for structural reform.

    2003, MERI's Monthly Circular: Survey of Economic Conditions in Japan, Issues 877-912

Origin

From cross- + holding.

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