"subcompany" meaning in English

See subcompany in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subcompanies [plural]
Etymology: sub- + company Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|company}} sub- + company Head templates: {{en-noun}} subcompany (plural subcompanies)
  1. A company forming part of a larger company. Synonyms: sub-company
    Sense id: en-subcompany-en-noun-Hrr9Ncjm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-

Inflected forms

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          "text": "With large credits borrowed in the name of Charlottenhütte he managed to gain control over the Rhein-Elbe Union, another large steel firm which in 1926 consolidated with one of its subcompanies, the old and respected Gelsenkirchen Mining Company, and assumed the latter’s name.",
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