[] () a company that is formed to buy shares in other companies which it then controls股份公司；控股公司◆Electro Investments is the holding company of/for the group.电子投资公司是这集团的控股公司。◆The group consists of a holding company and three subsidiaries.集团包括一家控股公司和三家分支机构。➡holding (3) , parent company holding company / parent company <chn/>Both words are used about companies that own other companies (called subsidiaries). 这两个词都指拥有其他公司（即“子公司” subsidiary）的公司。Parent company is more common when referring to a company that is the main owner of a subsidiary and operates in the same type of business. 母公司（parent company）通常用来指子公司的主要所有者并经营同类业务：Citigroup, the parent company of Citibank. 花旗银行的母公司，花旗集团Holding company often describes a company that owns shares in different types of businesses and may or may not carry out its own business activities. 控股公司（holding company）通常指在不同类型企业拥有股份的公司，自己的业务活动可有可无：The holding company owns 25% of each of the regional banks. 这家控股公司拥有每家地区银行 25% 的股份。Zest Ventures is a holding company for the family's publishing and property interests. 泽斯特企业是这个家族的出版业和房地产业务的控股公司。➡ See note at group参见 group。