subsidiary company
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of subsidiary company
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Chelsea posted a profit of £128.4m in the previous year's accounts but this was aided by the sale of the women's team to Blueco Midco -- a subsidiary company -- for nearly £200 million.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
The luxury jeweller De Beers has a subsidiary company called Element 6, which claims to have launched the world's first general-purpose quantum-grade diamond in 2020.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
He also detailed TikTok's plan for addressing congressional concerns, including the company's strategy to move all its U.S. data to a U.S.-headquartered subsidiary company under a U.S.-led data security team.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023
J&J used the bankruptcy of a subsidiary company, LTL Management, to halt more than 38,000 lawsuits from plaintiffs alleging the company’s baby powder and other talc products caused cancer.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2023
We had a subsidiary company running a flourishing line of book shops in the east-end of London, and others in New Jersey, Chicago, Buenos Ayres, the South of France, and Ireland.
From The Passionate Friends by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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