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parent company

American

noun

a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).

parent company British

noun

a company that owns more than half the shares of another company

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Etymology

Origin of parent company

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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The past year—which included parent company Paramount’s controversial merger with Skydance Media, and the installment of Bari Weiss as CBS News’ editor in chief—has been one of the rockiest in 60 Minutes’ decadeslong history.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The upheaval at the news organisation had been under way since August 2025 when David Ellison, an ally of US President Donald Trump, bought CBS's parent company, Paramount.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

On Monday, Berkshire followed up with a deal of a different flavor: The conglomerate agreed to buy $10 billion of stock in Alphabet, Google’s parent company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Google parent company Alphabet said this week it was going to raise $80 billion through equity sales to fund its capital expenditures for 2026 and 2027.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

My team and I persuaded Darden Restaurants, the parent company behind chains like Olive Garden and Red Lobster, to make changes to the kinds of food it offered and how it was prepared.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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