parent company
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈparent ˌcompany noun [countable] 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 Dictionaryparent companyˈparent ˌcompanyFINANCE a company that owns other companiesCosts are two thirds lower at Japan Air Charter, a subsidiary that employs foreigners, than at the parent company. → companyˈparent ˌcompany nounChineseSyllable
Corpus smaller company that a company Business controls a
parent company
ˈparent ˌcompany
noun [countable]
a company that controls a smaller company or organization
ˈparent ˌcompany
noun [countable]a company that controls a smaller company or organization