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Definition of wholly-owned adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wholly-owned

adjective
 
/ˌhəʊlli ˈəʊnd/
 
/ˌhəʊlli ˈəʊnd/
(business)
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  1. used to describe a company whose shares are all owned by another company
    • The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a large multinational.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWholly-owned is used with these nouns:
    • subsidiary
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