parent company

noun

Etymology

From parent + company.

  1. derived from compaignie
  2. inherited from companye
  3. compounded as parent company — “parent + company

Definitions

  1. A company that owns or controls one or more other companies.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA