daughter enterprises

English translation: subsidiary

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English term or phrase:	daughter enterprise
Selected answer:	subsidiary
Entered by:	Lilian Vardanyan

08:45 May 30, 2002

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Marketing

English term or phrase: daughter enterprises

In a text:" Through affiliate and/or daughter companies in all the countries of trading region".
I wonder if it sounds well. Isn't it better to put a "branch-company", or there is a difference?

Lilian Vardanyan KudoZ activity Questions: 9 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 32 Greece
Local time: 23:54

subsidiaries

Explanation:
would be my take...

Selected response from:

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 23:54

Grading comment

Thank you. I agree with this term, though my boss considers this a bit difficult for the comprehension, while the daughter enterprise to him is more helpful...
Thank you!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +12

subsidiaries

Klaus Dorn (X)

5 +1

subsidiaries of a holding or parent company

Piotr Kurek

Subsidiaries or sister companies

Roomy Naqvy

subsidiary

Antonio Camangi

4 -1

daughter company

katica (X)

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

subsidiaries

Explanation:
would be my take...

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 23:54
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 35

Grading comment

Thank you. I agree with this term, though my boss considers this a bit difficult for the comprehension, while the daughter enterprise to him is more helpful...
Thank you!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

subsidiaries of a holding or parent company

Explanation:
Also: daughter companies

Piotr Kurek
Local time: 22:54
PRO pts in pair: 4

26 mins confidence:

Subsidiaries or sister companies

Explanation:
Subsidiaries or sister companies/concerns might be fine.

Roomy Naqvy

Roomy Naqvy
India
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of:

Hindi
PRO pts in pair: 4

56 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

daughter company

Explanation:
www.unitrustcapital.com/glossary offers
these definitions

daughter company - a company with some of its shares being owned by another company, which is called a parent company

subsidiary - a company with a majority of its shares being owned by another company

www.issuesdirect.com/docs/glossary.asp
offers this definition:

Daughter company
A subsidiary company capable of being controlled by its parent or holding company through exercise of votes attaching to equity capital or through a majority of the directors of the daughter company

So, there is a distinction between "subsidiary" and "daughter company", and I would keep "daughter company" as it is widely used.

Hope this helps

Regards

Katica

katica (X)
Local time: 22:54
PRO pts in pair: 4

8 hrs confidence:

subsidiary

Explanation:
It's absolutely correct. Tell your boss that relationship wording he seems to prefer is only used for the opposite, i.e. "mother company", to indicate the holding entity that owns a group of subsidiaries.

Antonio

Antonio Camangi
Local time: 22:54
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 3

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