subsidiary
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company…A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
» The company is our wholly-owned subsidiary.
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3 sensesA company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
Tochterunternehmen, Tochtergesellschaft, Tochterfirma
дочерняя компа́нияdočernjaja kompánija, до́чкаdóčka
A subordinate theme.
One who aids or supplies; an assistant.
- a company that is completely controlled by another company
- an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
Examples
4 sentencesThe company is our wholly-owned subsidiary.
Overseas subsidiaries are putting out top-of the-line products.
It's a wholly-owned subsidiary, but it maintains some independence from its parent company.
YouTube is a subsidiary of Google, which controls most of the Internet through its own services.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).
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Forms
plural: subsidiaries| Singular | subsidiary |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a company that is completely controlled by another company:subsidiary company
- an assistant subject to the authority or control of another:subordinateunderlingfoot soldier