parent companynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpeə.rənt ˈkʌm.pə.ni/us/ˌper.ənt ˈkʌm.pə.ni/a company that controls other smaller companies
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Mergers & acquisitions
- absorb
- acquisitive
- amalgamation
- buy into sth
- buy sb out
- buyout
- hive
- hive sth off
- leverage
- merger
- monopolize
- monopoly
- oligopoly
- spin
- subsidiary
- suitor
- syndicate
- take (sth) over
- takeover
- white knight
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