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
This has been "under the control and held for the benefit of" Mohamed Al Fayed's estate and family since his death in 2023, according to the accounts of a subsidiary company filed in the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
J&J sought to use the bankruptcy of its subsidiary company, LTL Management, to halt more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products are contaminated with asbestos.
From Reuters ● Mar. 31, 2023
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
He is loyal to them in a rare way; he filled one subsidiary company full of them.
From The Fighting Chance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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