parent company

noun

1. a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies ( holding company ).

parent company

noun

1. a company that owns more than half the shares of another company

Word History and Origins

Origin of parent company¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook’s parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

Shares in Alphabet, Google’s parent company, were down only slightly in premarket trading on Tuesday, suggesting that investors aren’t worried yet.

From New York Times

His chapter in Project 2025 makes a range of policy proposals - including "reining in" firms including Google and Facebook with transparency rules, improving rural broadband, and toughening up the stance to TikTok, which has a Chinese parent company.

From BBC

“Inside the NBA” with Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal, looked like it would disappear after TNT’s parent company Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times

X along with social media giants such as Facebook’s parent company Meta, TikTok and Google-owned YouTube have policies about manipulated media.

From Los Angeles Times