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Definition of "parent company" [parent company]

  • A company that controls or owns another company or companies. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "parent company" in a sentence
  • "United Technologies Corp. is the parent company of jet engine manufacturer Pratt &"
  • "A local private-equity firm that started with dollar funds is Hony, founded in 2003 and sponsored by technology-and-investment conglomerate Legend Holdings Ltd., which is also the parent company of PC-maker Lenovo Group."
  • "I am currently the chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment FFE, the parent company of Twentieth Century Fox film studio."