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parent company

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

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History

Etymology

From parent + company.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: empresa matriu — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 總公司 /总公司 (zǒnggōngsī) — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 母公司 (mǔgōngsī) — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Danish: moderselskab — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Dutch: moederbedrijf — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Dutch: moedermaatschappij — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Finnish: emoyhtiö — a company that owns or controls another company
  • French: société mère — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Stammhaus — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Mutterfirma — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Dachgesellschaft — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Konzernmutter — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Muttergesellschaft — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Mutterhaus — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Mutterkonzern — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Mutterunternehmen — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Obergesellschaft — a company that owns or controls another company
  • German: Organträger — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Greek: μητρική εταιρεία (mitrikí etaireía) — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Hebrew: חברת האם — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Hungarian: anyavállalat — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Icelandic: dótturfélög — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Indonesian: perusahaan induk — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Kazakh: холдингтік компания (xoldiñtık kompaniä) — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Lithuanian: motininė įmonė — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Polish: spółka dominująca — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Polish: spółka-matka — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Portuguese: matriz — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Russian: основно́е о́бщество (osnovnóje óbščestvo) — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Russian: хо́лдинговая компа́ния (xóldingovaja kompánija) — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Spanish: casa central — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Spanish: compañía matriz — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Spanish: empresa madre — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Swedish: moderbolag — a company that owns or controls another company
  • Thai: บริษัทใหญ่ (borrísàtyài) — a company that owns or controls another company