Ahold, (in full Koninklijke Ahold N.V., Royal Ahold N.V.), (, , , http://www.swx.com/market/quote_chart_en.html?id=NL0000331817CHF4 SWX: AHO) is a major international supermarket operator and foodservice company based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Ahold is listed on Euronext Amsterdam, the New York Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold.