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holding
Noun
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Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
He sold his holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.
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A determination of law made by a court.
It was the holding of the Supreme Court that illegally obtained evidence could not be used at trial.
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A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
plate
Noun
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A plate is a hard flat thing, especially round ones that we put food on.
He ate everything on his plate.
The name plate on the door said, "Tanaka".