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Holding company

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In business english, holding company means: A company whose main purpose is to own shares in other companies.

In Turkish: holding şirketi

How it is used

Used in group structures and ownership discussions. A holding company may control subsidiaries; do not assume every parent company exists mainly to hold investments.

Example sentences

  1. The holding company owns the factory business, but it does not manufacture the products itself.

    Ownership and manufacturing are carried out by different entities within the group.

  2. We need the holding company name as well as the subsidiary name to explain the ownership chart.

    The two names identify separate levels of ownership rather than alternative trading names.

Common collocations

  • form a holding company
  • a holding company structure
  • parent companyA company that owns or controls one or more other companies, which are called its subsidiaries.
  • subsidiaryA company that is owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company, but is a separate legal entity.

More terms: Company Structure

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