1. closely-held

adjective. owned by a relatively few shareholders.

Words that Rhyme with Closely Held

• underwithheld
• handheld
• withheld
• propelled
• misspelled
• expelled
• dispelled
• compelled
• upheld
• repelled
• rebelled
• impelled
• excelled
• swelled
• spelled
• smelled
• quelled
• fjeld
• dwelled
• yelled
• weld
• shelled
• meld
• jelled
• felled
• felde
• feld
• celled

Example sentences of the word closely-held

1. Noun Phrase
In sole proprietorships or closely held companies, an investor may not always receive actual shares of the company.

2. hand-held

adjective. ['ˈhændˌhɛld'] small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands.

3. closely

adverb. ['ˈkloʊsli'] in an attentive manner.

4. closely

adverb. ['ˈkloʊsli'] in a close manner.