Alternative form of 持ち株

to hold, to carry something / to have, to possess / to hold up, to maintain

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ

enterprise / undertaking / corporation / business

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

small-to-medium-sized enterprises, smaller companies

(idiomatic) support, take someone's side, stand by someone