parent company

noun

A company that owns or controls one or more other companies.

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Meanings

nounparent company (plural parent companies)

plural parent companies

  1. businessA company that owns or controls one or more other companies.

Origin

From parent + company.

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Translations

Catalan empresa matriu
  • empresa matriua company that owns or controls another company
Chinese Mandarin 總公司 /总公司, 母公司
  • 總公司 /总公司 (zǒnggōngsī)a company that owns or controls another company
  • 母公司 (mǔgōngsī)a company that owns or controls another company
Danish moderselskab
  • moderselskaba company that owns or controls another company
Dutch moederbedrijf, moedermaatschappij
  • moederbedrijfa company that owns or controls another company
  • moedermaatschappija company that owns or controls another company
Finnish emoyhtiö
  • emoyhtiöa company that owns or controls another company
French société mère
  • société mèrea company that owns or controls another company
German Stammhaus, Mutterfirma
  • Stammhausa company that owns or controls another company
  • Mutterfirmaa company that owns or controls another company
  • Dachgesellschafta company that owns or controls another company
  • Konzernmuttera company that owns or controls another company
  • Muttergesellschafta company that owns or controls another company
  • Mutterhausa company that owns or controls another company
  • Mutterkonzerna company that owns or controls another company
  • Mutterunternehmena company that owns or controls another company
  • Obergesellschafta company that owns or controls another company
  • Organträgera company that owns or controls another company
Greek μητρική εταιρεία
  • μητρική εταιρεία (mitrikí etaireía)a company that owns or controls another company
Hebrew חברת האם
  • חברת האםa company that owns or controls another company
Hungarian anyavállalat
  • anyavállalata company that owns or controls another company
Icelandic dótturfélög
  • dótturfélöga company that owns or controls another company
Indonesian perusahaan induk
  • perusahaan induka company that owns or controls another company
Lithuanian motininė įmonė
  • motininė įmonėa company that owns or controls another company
Polish spółka dominująca, spółka-matka
  • spółka dominującaa company that owns or controls another company
  • spółka-matkaa company that owns or controls another company
Portuguese matriz
  • matriza company that owns or controls another company
Russian основно́е о́бщество, хо́лдинговая компа́ния
  • основно́е о́бщество (osnovnóje óbščestvo)a company that owns or controls another company
  • хо́лдинговая компа́ния (xóldingovaja kompánija)a company that owns or controls another company
Spanish casa central, compañía matriz
  • casa centrala company that owns or controls another company
  • compañía matriza company that owns or controls another company
  • empresa madrea company that owns or controls another company
Swedish moderbolag
  • moderbolaga company that owns or controls another company
Thai บริษัทใหญ่
  • บริษัทใหญ่ (borrísàtyài)a company that owns or controls another company
Cite this entry
APA

parent company. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parent%20company

MLA

“parent company.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parent%20company. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parent company,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parent%20company.

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