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subsidiary company

noun

  1. a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.


subsidiary company

noun

  1. a company with at least half of its capital stock owned by another company
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsidiary company1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

As part of McManus and Schrock’s plea deal, they have agreed to turn over all remaining cash and assets owned by A3 and its subsidiary companies.

"It's what is called a subsidiary company," said the Tennessee Shad.

A subsidiary company formed to handle that end would pay well in a few years when the place got going.

He is loyal to them in a rare way; he filled one subsidiary company full of them.

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