subsidiarize
English
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editEtymology
editFrom subsidiary + -ize.
Verb
editsubsidiarize (third-person singular simple present subsidiarizes, present participle subsidiarizing, simple past and past participle subsidiarized)
- To divide a company into legally distinct, but financially related subsidiaries.
- 1992, Moody's International Manual, volume 1, page 386:
- In July 1990, Co. formed Uco Sportswear N.V., out of a previous division, a factory and a finishing plant. Restructuring Development: In 1989, Co. initiated a restructuring program to subsidiarize, accompanied by decentralisation.
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editto divide a company into subsidiaries
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