释义 |
parent companyˈparent ˌcompany noun [countable]  - Beauty features highlight another problem which can arise if the parent company is based abroad.
- It would become famous, but not quite in the way its parent company intended.
- Often subsidiaries are required to guarantee or give charges in support of borrowings by the parent company or other companies in the group.
- Under our law, a subsidiary can go bankrupt and normally the parent company will not be liable for its debts.
- What would be the position if the parent company did not take the exemption afforded by s 248?
► Companiesassociated company, nounboardroom, nounBros., cartel, nounchain, nounCo., collective, nouncom, concern, nounconglomerate, nouncontractor, nounco-op, nouncooperative, adjectivecooperative, nounCorp., corporate, adjectivecorporation, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectiveempire, nounenterprise, nounexecutive, adjectiveexpand, verbexpansion, nounfail, verbgiant, noungroup, nounInc., incorporated, adjectiveindie, nounindustrial espionage, nounin-house, adjectiveinside, adverbinterest, nounjoint-stock company, nounlimited company, nounLtd, Messrs, multinational, adjectivemultinational, nounnewspaper, nounoutsourcing, nounparent company, nounpayroll, nounplc, nounpractice, nounprofit and loss account, nounproprietary, adjectivepty, public company, nounpublic corporation, nounpublic limited company, nounreceivership, nounregistered office, nounshipper, nounsubsidiary, nounsupplier, nountakeover, nountop-heavy, adjective a company that controls a smaller company or organization |