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[hohl-ding] 
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holdings
[hohl-ding]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | property |
| Synonyms: | assets, capital, estate, land, stocks |
| Main Entry: | absorption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | total attention toward something |
| Synonyms: | captivation, concentration, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, hang-up, holding, immersion, intentness, involvement, occupation, preoccupation, raptness |
| Antonyms: | boredom, distraction |
| Main Entry: | acreage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | land |
| Synonyms: | back forty, expanse, holding, parcel, plot, property, real estate |
| Main Entry: | asset(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | property or money possessed |
| Synonyms: | ace in the hole, ace up sleeve, backing, bankroll, budget, capital, credit, equity, estate, funds, goods, holdings, kitty, mattress, means, nest egg, nut*, possessions, rainy day, reserve(s), resources, riches, sock, something put aside, something put away, stake, stash, stuff, valuables, wealth |
| Antonyms: | liability |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deferment, interruption |
| Synonyms: | adjournment, bind, check, cooling-off period, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detention, discontinuation, downtime, filibuster, hangup, hindrance, hold-up, holding, holding pattern, impediment, interval, jam, lag, lingering, logjam, loitering, moratorium, obstruction, postponement, problem, procrastination, prorogation, putting off, remission, reprieve, retardation, retardment, setback, showstopper, stall, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, suspension, tarrying, tie-up, wait |
| Notes: | various things may cause a delay, but a postponement will result from the action of a person |
| Antonyms: | advance, dispatch, expedition, furtherance, hastening, hurry, rush, speed |
| Main Entry: | effects |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belongings |
| Synonyms: | accouterments, chattels, goods, holdings, paraphernalia, possessions, property, stuff, things, trappings |
| Main Entry: | estate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extensive manor and its property |
| Synonyms: | acreage, area, country home, country place, demesne, domain, dominion, farm, finca, freehold, grounds, holdings, lands, parcel, plantation, quinta, ranch, residence, rural seat, territory, villa |
| Main Entry: | farm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | land for agriculture or animal breeding |
| Synonyms: | acreage, acres, arboretum, claim, demense, enclosure, estate, farmstead, field, freehold, garden, grange, grassland, holding, homestead, lawn, meadow, nursery, orchard, pasture, patch, plantation, ranch, soil, vineyard |
| Main Entry: | grounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | estate, domain |
| Synonyms: | acreage, area, campus, country, district, environs, fields, gardens, habitat, holding, land, lot, premises, property, real estate, realm, sphere, spot, terrace, terrain, territory, tract, zone |
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