parent company

Word family nounparentageparenthoodparentingparental leaveparent companyparentparentcraftadjectiveparentalparentlessadverbparentally

Related topics: Companies

ˈparent ˌcompany noun [countableC]

BBCa company that controls a smaller company or organization 母公司

Examples from the Corpus

parent company• It would become famous, but not quite in the way its parent company intended.• Often subsidiaries are required to guarantee or give charges in support of borrowings by the parent company or other companies in the group.• Beauty features highlight another problem which can arise if the parent company is based abroad.• What would be the position if the parent company did not take the exemption afforded by s 248?• Under our law, a subsidiary can go bankrupt and normally the parent company will not be liable for its debts.

From Longman Business Dictionary

parent companyˈparent ˌcompanyFINANCE

a company that owns other companies

Costs are two thirds lower at Japan Air Charter, a subsidiary that employs foreigners, than at the parent company.

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单词	parent company
释义	parent company Word family nounparentageparenthoodparentingparental leaveparent companyparentparentcraftadjectiveparentalparentlessadverbparentally Related topics: Companies ˈparent ˌcompany noun [countableC] BBCa company that controls a smaller company or organization 母公司 Examples from the Corpus parent company• It would become famous, but not quite in the way its parent company intended.• Often subsidiaries are required to guarantee or give charges in support of borrowings by the parent company or other companies in the group.• Beauty features highlight another problem which can arise if the parent company is based abroad.• What would be the position if the parent company did not take the exemption afforded by s 248?• Under our law, a subsidiary can go bankrupt and normally the parent company will not be liable for its debts. From Longman Business Dictionary parent companyˈparent ˌcompanyFINANCE a company that owns other companies Costs are two thirds lower at Japan Air Charter, a subsidiary that employs foreigners, than at the parent company. → company
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