subsidiary
noun/səbˈsɪdiˌɛri/
Frequency rank: #4,686 most common English word
Meaning
A company controlled by or belonging to a larger parent company.
Example sentence
The tech giant launched a new subsidiary to focus on artificial intelligence research.
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