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For my 50th birthday, I got ahold of a new print of 'Saturday Night Fever.' I see it much more as a tough coming-of-age movie than as a disco story.
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Meaning of "ahold" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AHOLD

ahold  [əˈhəʊld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AHOLD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ahold is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES AHOLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ahold

Ahold or Koninklijke Ahold N.V. is a Dutch international retailer based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ahold is an AEX-listed company on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.

Definition of ahold in the English dictionary

The first definition of ahold in the dictionary is to get ahold of sb used to talk about managing to find, contact or obtain someone or something. Other definition of ahold is to get ahold of sth or to grab ahold of sth or to take ahold of sth to take hold of something firmly. Ahold is also to get ahold of yourself to force yourself to become calm and sensible after a shock or in a difficult situation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AHOLD


behold
bɪˈhəʊld
buttonhold
ˈbʌtənhəʊld
chokehold
ˈtʃəʊkˌhəʊld
copyhold
ˈkɒpɪˌhəʊld
foothold
ˈfʊtˌhəʊld
freehold
ˈfriːˌhəʊld
handhold
ˈhændˌhəʊld
hold
həʊld
household
ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld
leasehold
ˈliːsˌhəʊld
overhold
ˌəʊvəˈhəʊld
overwithhold
ˌəʊvəwɪðˈhəʊld
pot-holed
ˈpɒthəʊld
roothold
ˈruːtˌhəʊld
stranglehold
ˈstræŋɡəlˌhəʊld
stronghold
ˈstrɒŋˌhəʊld
subthreshold
sʌbˈθrɛʃhəʊld
toehold
ˈtəʊˌhəʊld
uphold
ʌpˈhəʊld
withhold
wɪðˈhəʊld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AHOLD

ahint
ahistoric
ahistorical
Ahithophel
Ahmadabad
Ahmadinejad
Ahmadiyah
Ahmadiyyah
Ahmadnagar
Ahmedabad
Ahmednagar
ahorse
ahorseback
ahoy
AHP
AHQ
Ahriman
ahull
ahungered
ahungry

WORDS THAT END LIKE AHOLD

absolute threshold
difference threshold
fingerhold
Japanese stranglehold
lifehold
Meyerhold
nuclear threshold
on hold
opposition hold
stokehold
threshold
throttlehold
wrestling hold

Synonyms and antonyms of ahold in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ahold» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AHOLD

Find out the translation of ahold to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ahold from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ahold» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿霍德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ahold
570 millions of speakers

English

ahold
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ahold
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أهولد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шутка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ahold
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ahold
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ahold
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ahold
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ahold
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アホールド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장악
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ahold
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ahold
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ahold
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ahold
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konuşabildin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ahold
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ahold
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жарт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ahold
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ahold
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ahold
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fatt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ahold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ahold

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AHOLD»

The term «ahold» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ahold

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QUOTES WITH «AHOLD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ahold.
1
Gene Siskel
For my 50th birthday, I got ahold of a new print of 'Saturday Night Fever.' I see it much more as a tough coming-of-age movie than as a disco story.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AHOLD»

Discover the use of ahold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ahold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Regional Multinationals: MNEs and 'Global' Strategic ...
Ahold: a bi-regional retailer The US market has been a difficult one for retailers from other triad regions. Carrefour, the French retail giant withdrew its efforts at expanding there and groups like Auchan, Sainsbury, or Casino have barely a ...
Alan M. Rugman, 2005
2
Business & Professional Ethics for Directors, Executives & ...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ''SEC Charges Royal Ahold and Three Former Top Executives with Fraud: Former Audit Committee Member Charged with Causing Violations of the Securities Laws,'' SEC Litigation Release No.
Leonard J. Brooks, Paul Dunn, 2009
3
The Global Market: Developing a Strategy to Manage Across ...
Recognizing the difficulties in entering these markets from an operational and strategic view— point, Ahold decided to pursue these markets asjoint ventures with local partners. Ahold needed a local partner not only to gain a good ...
John A. Quelch, Rohit Deshpande, 2004
4
A New Labor Movement for the New Century
Six months later, Ahold reopened the warehouse with non-union workers by subcontracting the operations to the notoriously anti-union C&S Wholesalers from Vermont. The Cleveland Workers' Rights Board held worker abuse hearings  ...
Gregory Mantsios, 2012
5
Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases
Following the strategic restructuring of Ahold, Dairy Farm's 37% affiliate, PT Hero Supermarkets acquired 22 Tops supermarkets from PT Ahold Indonesia, increasing Hero's network total to 111 supermarkets in the country. In May 2003 Dairy ...
Michael Hitt, R. Duane Ireland, Robert Hoskisson, 2006
6
Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2009: The Only ...
... AEON CO LTD AEROGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC AEROPOSTALE INC AHOLD USA INC ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY ALBERTSON'S LLC ALDI GROUP ALDO GROUP INC ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC ALLEN- EDMONDS ...
Jack W. Plunkett, 2008
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Business & Professional Ethics
At the end of 2003, Ahold's average number of employees in full-time equivalents totalled 256,649 worldwide.l The company is listed on the Dutch and U.S.2 stock markets. Ahold was one of the first big Dutch or European companies to ...
Leonard J. Brooks, Paul Dunn, 2011
8
Contemporary Auditing: Real Issues and Cases
During the fiscal 2002 audit of Royal Ahold, Deloitte Accountants uncovered evidence suggesting that the company's consolidated revenues had been overstated. When Royal Ahold invested in a foreign company, it often acquired exactly a 50 ...
Michael C. Knapp, 2010
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Contemporary Auditing: Real Issues & Cases, Update
During the fiscal 2002 audit of Royal Ahold, Deloitte Accountants uncovered evidence suggesting that the company's consolidated revenues had been overstated. When Royal Ahold invested in a foreign company it often acquired exactly a 50 ...
Michael C. Knapp, 2009
10
Creative Accounting, Fraud and International Accounting Scandals
AHOLD. 15.3.1. Consolidation. of. Joint. Ventures. at. Royal. Ahold. In 1989, the former management of Royal Ahold started an ambitious growth strategy. The ambition was to be in the same league as Wal-Mart and Carrefour, the number one ...
Michael J. Jones, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AHOLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ahold is used in the context of the following news items.
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Get ahold of this: Looking back at the first half of 2015
It's not quite the MLB All-Star break yet, but it is about halfway through the calendar year of 2015. And it's been an interesting six months for the ... «Southernminn.com, Jul 15»
2
Fitch Affirms Royal Ahold at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON/PARIS, July 01 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Royal Ahold N.V.'s ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
3
Koninklijke Ahold (AHONY) - Analysts' Recent Ratings Changes
6/27/2015 – Koninklijke Ahold was upgraded by analysts at Zacks from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $23.00 price target on ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
4
Observers weigh in on Ahold-Delhaize marriage
The long awaited marriage of Ahold and Delhaize will help the company to attain the size and scale to compete with its biggest U.S. ... «Supermarket News, Jun 15»
5
Looking for a Top Value Stock? 3 Reasons Why Koninklijke Ahold
This method discovered several great candidates for value-oriented investors, but today let's focus on Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (AHONY ... «Zacks.com, Jun 15»
6
Ahold's global online developments
As Albert Heijn enables shoppers to receive deliveries even earlier in the day, providing even more convenience, Ahold US appoints a new ... «IGD Retail Analysis, Jun 15»
7
Koninklijke Ahold Upgraded by Zacks to "Buy" (AHONY)
Koninklijke Ahold logo Zacks upgraded shares of Koninklijke Ahold (OTCMKTS:AHONY) from a sell rating to a buy rating in a research report ... «sleekmoney, Jun 15»
8
Cravath, Linklaters, Simpson and Sullivan scoop top roles on Ahold
Cravath, Linklaters, Simpson and Sullivan scoop top roles on Ahold Delhaize merger. 26 June 2015 | By Rachel Moloney ... «The Lawyer, Jun 15»
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Koninklijke Ahold Stock Rating Upgraded by HSBC (AHONY)
Koninklijke Ahold logo Koninklijke Ahold (OTCMKTS:AHONY) was upgraded by investment analysts at HSBC to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on ... «Dakota Financial News, Jun 15»
10
Analysts: Ahold, Delhaize merger a cost saver
Dutch retailer Royal Ahold NV has agreed to purchase Belgian retailer Delhaize Group, in a deal creating a company with more than 6,500 ... «The Packer, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ahold [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ahold>. May 2024 ».
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