subsidiary — A separate corporation that is owned by another corporation. American Banker Glossary A wholly or partially owned company that is part of a large corporation. A foreign subsidiary is a separately incorporated entity under the host country s law.… … Financial and business terms
Subsidiary — A foreign based affiliate that is a separately incorporated entity under the host country s law. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. subsidiary sub‧sid‧i‧a‧ry 1 [səbˈsɪdiəri ǁ dieri] noun subsidiaries PLURALFORM [countable] a company … Financial and business terms
company — a business owned by a group of people called shareholders, which has its own legal identity separate from its owners. Glossary of Business Terms A proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other form of enterprise that engages in business.… … Financial and business terms
subsidiary company — A subsidiary company is a company which is controlled by another company, referred to as its holding company. Control is usually achieved either by owning shares with more than 50% of the voting rights in the subsidiary, or by having the right to … Financial and business terms
company — com|pa|ny W1S1 [ˈkʌmpəni] n plural companies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(business)¦ 2¦(other people)¦ 3¦(guests)¦ 4¦(friends)¦ 5¦(performers)¦ 6 be in good company 7¦(GROUP)¦ 8 somebody and company … Dictionary of contemporary English
subsidiary — sub·sid·i·ary /səb si dē ˌer ē, si də rē/ n pl ar·ies: a company having the majority of its stock owned by another company compare affiliate ◇ The parent company of a subsidiary generally has the same policy making powers as any majority owner… … Law dictionary
subsidiary company — A subsidiary company is a company that is owned or controlled by another company. When entering into a contract with a subsidiary company, it is important to establish that the subsidiary can fulfil its obligations under the contract without the… … Law dictionary
subsidiary — [səb sid′ē er΄ē, səb sid′ē ər ē] adj. [L subsidiarius < subsidium: see SUBSIDY] 1. giving aid, support, service, etc.; serving to supplement; auxiliary 2. being in a secondary or subordinate relationship 3. of, constituting, or maintained by a … English World dictionary
subsidiary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) less important than but related or supplementary to. 2) (of a company) controlled by a holding or parent company. ► NOUN (pl. subsidiaries) ▪ a subsidiary company. ORIGIN Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium assistance … English terms dictionary
subsidiary undertaking — For accounting purposes, a company is required to prepare consolidated accounts for itself and every undertaking (including an unincorporated association) which is its subsidiary undertaking . Parent and subsidiary undertakings are defined in… … Law dictionary