parent company
Commercial Law
noun
A company or organization which owns or controls a number of subsidiary companies or organizations.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- expansion
- expansionary
- expansion board
- expansion bolt
- expansion card
- expansionism
- expansionist
- expansionistic
- expansion joint
- expansion slot
- expansion team
- expansive
- expansively
- expansiveness
- expansivity
- ex parte
- expat
- expatiate
- expatiation
- expatriate
- expatriation
- expatriatism
- expect
- expectable
- expectably