"sister company" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sister companies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sister company (plural sister companies)
  1. (business) A company that shares its parent company with another company. Categories (topical): Business Synonyms: daughter company Translations (Translations): zusterbedrijf [neuter] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-sister_company-en-noun-dnLSB0eF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Topics: business Disambiguation of 'Translations': 91 9
  2. (nonstandard) A subsidiary. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-sister_company-en-noun-0FVKG43U

Inflected forms

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