---
id: "holding-cost"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "holding cost"
language: "en"
category: "Aftermarket and investing"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/holding-cost/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/coste-mantenimiento/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/haltekosten/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/cout-detention/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/costo-mantenimento/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/custo-manutencao/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/stoimost-vladeniya/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/chiyou-chengben/"
---

# holding cost

What it costs to keep a domain name over time, mainly the yearly renewal fee. For a large portfolio this bill is the main expense, so investors regularly decide which names to keep and which to let expire. Registry price rises increase it directly.

## related terms

- [portfolio](https://tldlog.com/glossary/portfolio/)
- [renewal](https://tldlog.com/glossary/renewal/)
- [renewal price](https://tldlog.com/glossary/renewal-price/)
- [STR](https://tldlog.com/glossary/sell-through-rate/)
- [expiration](https://tldlog.com/glossary/expiration/)