subsidiarize

English

Alternative forms

• subsidiarise

Etymology

subsidiary +‎ -ize

Verb

subsidiarize (third-person singular simple present subsidiarizes, present participle subsidiarizing, simple past and past participle subsidiarized)

1. 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.

Related terms

• subsidiarization

Translations

to divide a company into subsidiaries

• French: filialiser (fr)